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Algeria vs Nigeria Prediction & Betting tips
Both Algeria and Nigeria are only ninety minutes away (plus a possible extension and penalty shoot-out) from a place in the final of the Africa Cup. Both countries will give everything on Sunday evening in the Egyptian capital Cairo to make their countrymen proud.
Algeria:
Prior to this Africa Cup, the bookmakers in Algeria saw no more than an outsider for the overall victory. In itself understandable, because De Woestijnvossen had made very few comments in recent years. For example, the country did not win any competition during the Africa Cup of 2017, and it did not participate in the World Cup last year.
However, since the appointment of national coach Djamel Belmadi, Algeria has been doing very well. With Belmadi at the helm, the green and white are still unbeaten, and are on track for a final place in this edition of the Africa Cup. Of the four semi-finalists, Algeria is the country that makes the best impression on me. The first four matches in the African country tournament were all won, with the impressive goal difference of nine goals for and zero against. Ivory Coast offered more opposition in the quarterfinals, although Algeria was also the parent in that match. After Sofiane Feghouli’s 1-0, deep striker Baghdad Bounedjah had the opportunity to end the game from eleven meters, but his penalty ended up on the woodwork. Ivory Coast then came alongside, after which penalties had to make the decision. Algeria managed to keep a cool head and can continue to hope for a repeat of 1990, when it was crowned as the best on the continent.
Nigeria:
Nigeria is not exactly a well-oiled soccer machine this summer. Every competition is a tough one for The Super Eagles, who owe their place in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup mainly to their inexhaustible fighting spirit. After the difficult group stage and the cramped 3-2 victory over Cameroon in the eighth final, it remained exciting for a long time in the quarterfinals against South Africa. It was only in the penultimate minute that Haarlem-born defender William Troost-Ekong put the decisive 2-1 on the scoreboard. The victories in Cameroon and South Africa have certainly given self-confidence a much needed boost. “We are going to make Nigeria and our families proud,” said Alex Iwobi attacker.
It is no surprise that Nigeria appears so stiff because the country is being coached by Gernot Rohr. The 66-year-old German is still a trainer of the old style, who mainly focuses on iron solidity and discipline. During the group stage, Nigeria managed to score only twice, after which Rohr came under heavy fire at the home front. In the meantime, the storm of criticism has somewhat subsided, although the game of West Africans is rarely fun to watch. However, Nigeria is very strong mentally. In addition, the country only had to give up twice against African opponents in the last three years. You can therefore never write off the West Africans too early.
Algeria vs Nigeria head to head matches
10.11.17 WC Algeria Nigeria 1 : 1
12.11.16 WC Nigeria Algeria 3 : 1
30.01.10 ACN Nigeria Algeria 1 : 0
04.09.05 WC Algeria Nigeria 2 : 5
03.07.04 WC Nigeria Algeria 1 : 0