Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Algeria WWWDW 0
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Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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AFCON holders Algeria held to surprise draw against Sierra Leone in opener

Holders Algeria were held to a surprise goalless draw by Sierra Leone as they made a surprise start to the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
1
33.5
Possession
66.5
10
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
195
Accurate Passes
433
240
Passes
493
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
59
27
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
4
24
Effective Clearances
10
24
Clearances
10

Lineups

ALG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 17Abdelkader BedraneCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 12Haris BelkeblaDM
  5. 21Ramy BensebainiLB
  6. 20Youcef AtalRB
  7. 11Yacine BrahimiCM-L
  8. 10Sofiane FeghouliCM-R
  9. 8Youcef BelaïliLM
  10. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  11. 13Islam SlimaniF

SLE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mohamed KamaraG
  2. 5Steven CaulkerCD-L
  3. 17Umaru BanguraCD-R
  4. 3Kevin WrightLB
  5. 2Osman KakayRB
  6. 10Kei KamaraAM
  7. 6John KamaraLM
  8. 7Kwame QueeRM
  9. 12Alhaji KamaraF
  10. 14Mohamed Buya TurayAM-L
  11. 19Mustapha BunduAM-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Abdelkader Bedrane (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Algeria. Djamel Benlamri replaces Abdelkader Bedrane.
  3. 64' Substitution, Algeria. Farid Boulaya replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
  4. 64' Substitution, Algeria. Baghdad Bounedjah replaces Islam Slimani.
  5. 64' Substitution, Algeria. Sofiane Bendebka replaces Yacine Brahimi.
  6. 76' Substitution, Sierra Leone. Saidu Fofanah replaces Alhaji Kamara because of an injury.
  7. 77' Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 83' Substitution, Algeria. Saïd Benrahma replaces Haris Belkebla.
  9. 84' Substitution, Sierra Leone. Sulaiman Kaikai replaces Mohamed Buya Turay.

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