Algeria national team coach, Vladimir Petkovic, hinted that the “Greens” team is constantly developing, and that it will further improve its performance when it meets the Nigerian national team, in the quarter-finals of the 2025 African Cup of Nations.
And he qualified National team To the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, after overcoming the obstacle of the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-0), yesterday evening, Tuesday, in Rabat, in the 16-final match of the competition.
In the quarter-finals, scheduled for next Saturday, the national team will meet Nigeria, which easily overcame the Mozambique team the day before Monday.
Algeria national team coach, Petkovic, said: His press conferenceAfter yesterday’s match: “I congratulate the players who played a great match and did a great job as we controlled it. In the first half hour we imposed the way of play but we failed to score. Despite many difficulties throughout the match, the players played a great match.”
The national voter added: “We saw many positive things during this confrontation. We were able to pose a great threat and we aspired to control the play and defensive coverage. Now, we must check the physical condition of the players after this match.”
Petkovic continued: “In the match against Nigeria, we can develop our way of playing more, and we must be united and apply our usual way of playing. We have a united and coordinated group as well. All players have minutes to play in this tournament, and each one of them seizes the opportunity and the right time in his own way, as happened that day. All matches are difficult and important, and this is the same for the next match.”
The Algerian national team coach said: “We are good physically and we must be ready for the Nigeria match.”
Petkovic thanks the Algerian fans
Petkovic also said: “I thank our supporters who supported us throughout the match and gave us the strength that made us run the match and exhaust the opponent. I hope they will show up strongly when we meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals.”
He pointed out about his team’s numbers: “All the players are ready to play in any match and we have solutions at any moment. Every substitute player is a winning card and thank God we won the bet. Boulbena was wonderful and Zerrougui also made the decisive pass at the right time. 120 minutes with a high pace, strong physical struggles and great suffering for the players. I hope that there will be no muscle injuries or serious injuries to my personnel like Bennacer, who could be present in the next match.”
It is worth noting that the only goal in yesterday’s match was scored by substitute player Adel Boulbena in the 119th minute, that is, in the penultimate minute of extra time in the match, the official time of which ended in a goalless draw (0-0).
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