Senegal and Algeria will be entering the 30 June Stadium after registering thumping 2 goal victories against Tanzania and Kenya respectively. Algeria sealed the match in the first half itself, thanks to goals by Baghdad Bounedjah and premier league sensation Riyad Mahrez.
Keita Bade Diao scored in 28 minutes and provide a breather to Senegal going into the second half against Tanzania, later a 64th-minute Krepin Diatta made sure there were no last minute hiccups.
Venue: 30 June Stadium
Date & Time: 27th June 2019, 10:30 PM
Team Squads
Algeria
Goalkeepers: Azzedine Doukha, Rais M’Bolhi, Alexandre Oukidja
Defenders: Ramy Bensebaini, Mehdi Zeffane, Youcef Atal, Djamel Benlamri Shabab, Mohamed Fares, Rafik Halliche, Aissa Mandi, Mehdi Tahrat
Midfielders: Mehdi Abeid, Ismail Bennacer, Hicham Boudaoui, Sofiane Feghouli, Adlene Guedioura
Forwards: Youcef Belaili, Yacine Brahimi, Baghdad Bounedjah, Riyad Mahrez, Adam Ounas, Islam Slimani
Senegal
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo, Alfred Gomis, Edouard Mendy
Defenders: Ibrahima Mbaye, Lamine Gassama, Salif Sané, Kalidou Koulibaly, Racine Coly, Youssouf Sabaly, Pape Abou Cissé
Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye, Cheikh Tidiane Ndoye, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Assane Dioussé, Sidy Sarr, Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou,
Strikers: Opa Ngette, Sadio Mané, Moussa Konaté, Mbaye Niang, Keita Baldé, Ismaila Sarr Mbaye Diagne.
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Algeria Vs Senegal: About the teams
Algeria
The Algeria national football team represents the country in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation.
The North African team has qualified for four World Cups in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria won the African Cup of Nations in 1990.
Senegal
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national association football team of Senegal and comes under the Senegalese Football Federation.
Their best performance in Africa Cup of Nations was runner-up to Cameroon in the 2002. Senegal took part at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2002 and reached the quarter-finals. The team made their second World Cup appearance in 2018 earning four points and in a heartbreak were eliminated in the group stage against Japan based on fair play points.
Head to Head Record between Algeria and Senegal in previous clashes
The teams have played 21 times against each other. Algeria have a upper hand here as they have won 12 matches. Five games have drawn between the two sides, while Senegal have won just three.
Probable Playing XI for Algeria Vs Senegal
Algeria Playing XI: M’Bolhi, Attla, Mandi, Benlamri, Bensebaini, Guedioura, Mahrez, Feghouli, Bennacer, Belaili, Bounedjah
Senegal Playing XI: Mendy, Wague, Kouyate, Koulibaly, Sabaly, Ndiaye, Sarr, Diatta, Gueye, Keita/Balde, Mane
