BETTING PREVIEW: ALGERIA vs IVORY COAST
Defending champions Algeria will be hoping to bounce back and claim their first win at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations when they face Cote d’Ivoire at the Stade Omnisports de Douala in Japoma on Thursday evening.
Patrice Beaumelle’s side failed to secure their second win in Group E after they were held to a dramatic 2-2 at the Stade Omnisports de Douala on Sunday after Musa Kamara and Alhaji Kamara cancelled out goals from Sebastien Haller and Nicolas Pepe.
BETTING ODDS: ALGERIA ARE 2.33 TO WIN
Djamel Belmadi’s men are in danger of an early exit from the tournament after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea at the Stade Omnisports de Douala in Japoma on Sunday evening through Esteban Obiang’s 70th-minute winner to end Algeria’s 35-game unbeaten record.
The Elephants currently sit at the top of the Group E standings with four points after claiming one win and a draw in their first two games, while the Fennec Foxes find themselves at the bottom of the group, having only collected one point in two matches.
In the last meeting between the two sides in the Afcon, Ivory Coast and Algeria were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at the Suez Stadium Stadium on 11 Jul 2019.
Possible Starting Lineup:
Cote d’Ivoire: Badra Ali Sangare, Eric Bailly, Simon Deli, Ghislain Konan, Serge Aurier, Jean Michael Seri, Ibrahim Sangare, Franck Kessie, Sebastien Haller, Nicolas Pepe, Wilfried Zaha.
Algeria: Raïs M’Bolhi, Youcef Atal, Aïssa Mandi, Djamel Benlamri, Ramy Bensebaini, Ismaël Bennacer, Sofiane Bendebka, Riyad Mahrez, Sofiane Feghouli, Youcef Belaïli, Baghdad Bounedjah.
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