As Senegal's winners in the 2019 final (1-0), Algeria can no longer do that. As bottom of the group in 2022, they once again took last place after the defeat against Mauritania (0-1) on Tuesday evening. No success in three games: we don't need to look any further for the reasons for the Fennecs' absence from the round of 16. Algeria was held at bay by Angola (1-1) and then Burkina Faso (2-2) and therefore lost to Mauritania, who had never won a CAN game in their history.
It is an incredible new story that has marked this very surprising CAN, with this success of the Mourabitounes. In the 37th minute, Dellahi scored the only goal of the game after a scramble. Mohsen (59th), Kamara (82nd) and especially Bâ (85th, on the crossbar) missed the break ball without consequence. As third in the group, Mauritania qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in its history, despite two defeats.
Without Mahrez at kick-off, Djamel Belmadi's men did everything. Ounas definitely met Mandrea, the Guingamp goalkeeper. The Lille player also fed Aouar, who shot wide in the 25th minute. In the 69th minute, the Mauritanian goalkeeper saved against Mandi. After elimination, Algeria falls from a great height, but may not be the only one: Ivory Coast is on the edge of the abyss, waiting for the results from Namibia and Zambia.