Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Congo DR WWWDW 0
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Algeria WWWWW 1
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Team Stats

24
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
42.6
Possession
57.4
6
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
462
404
Passes
544
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
61
34
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
36
Effective Clearances
24
36
Clearances
24

Highlights

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

ALG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Luca ZidaneG
  2. 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 25Rafik BelghaliRB
  6. 10Ismaël BennacerCM-L
  7. 14Hicham BoudaouiCM-R
  8. 17Farès ChaïbiLM
  9. 7Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 18Mohamed AmouraCF-L
  11. 22Ibrahim MazaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Anis Hadj MoussaSUB
  2. 3Emile DorvalSUB
  3. 16Oussama BenbotSUB
  4. 28Redounae BerkaneSUB
  5. 27Adil BoulbinaSUB
  6. 24Ilan KebbalSUB
  7. 19Adem ZorganeSUB
  8. 12Monsef BakrarSUB
  9. 8Himad AbdelliSUB
  10. 20Youcef AtalSUB
  11. 1Anthony MandreaSUB
  12. 5Zineddine BelaïdSUB
  13. 6Ramiz ZerroukiSUB
  14. 9Baghdad BounedjahSUB

COD · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Lionel MpasiG
  2. 4Axel TuanzebeCD-L
  3. 22Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 8Samuel MoutoussamyDM
  5. 12Joris KayembeLB
  6. 2Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  7. 14Noah SadikiCM-L
  8. 6Ngal'ayel MukauCM-R
  9. 13Meschack EliaLM
  10. 10Théo BongondaRM
  11. 17Cédric BakambuF

Substitutes

  1. 3Steve KapuadiSUB
  2. 19Fiston MayeleSUB
  3. 16Timothy FayuluSUB
  4. 9Samuel EssendeSUB
  5. 25Edo KayembeSUB
  6. 18Charles PickelSUB
  7. 11Gaël KakutaSUB
  8. 20Brian CipengaSUB
  9. 15Rocky BushiriSUB
  10. 21Matthieu EpoloSUB
  11. 7Nathanaël MbukuSUB
  12. 27Michel-Ange BalikwishaSUB
  13. 24Gédéon KaluluSUB
  14. 5Dylan BatubinsikaSUB
  15. 23Simon BanzaSUB

Timeline

  1. 49' Substitution, Algeria. Himad Abdelli replaces Ismaël Bennacer because of an injury.
  2. 62' Substitution, Congo DR. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Meschack Elia.
  3. 69' Substitution, Congo DR. Gaël Kakuta replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
  4. 70' Substitution, Congo DR. Edo Kayembe replaces Noah Sadiki.
  5. 70' Substitution, Algeria. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  6. 70' Substitution, Algeria. Zinéddine Belaïd replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  7. 83' Substitution, Algeria. Baghdad Bounedjah replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  8. 87' Substitution, Congo DR. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Théo Bongonda.
  9. 88' Substitution, Congo DR. Fiston Mayele replaces Cédric Bakambu.
  10. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Algeria 0, Congo DR 0.
  11. 94' Rafik Belghali (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 99' Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 101' Chancel Mbemba (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 105' Edo Kayembe (Congo DR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 105'+3' First Half Extra Time ends, Algeria 0, Congo DR 0.
  16. 105'
  17. 110' Substitution, Congo DR. Charles Pickel replaces Samuel Moutoussamy because of an injury.
  18. 113' Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Farès Chaïbi.
  19. 114' Substitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  20. 119' Goal! Algeria 1, Congo DR 0. Adil Boulbina (Algeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki with a through ball.
  21. 120'+2' Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 120'+3'

Africa Cup of Nations News

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