Algeria qualify for African Cup of Nations semi-finals after defeating Ivory Coast

Algeria: Algeria national football team advanced to the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations for local players after the victory in delay on the Ivory Coast 1-0 in the match that brought them together today, Friday, at the “Nelson Mandela” stadium in the Algerian capital, in the quarter-finals of the tournament. The Algerian national team owes qualification to its striker, Ayman Mayous, who scored the only goal of the match in the fourth minute of calculated time instead of losing after the second half on a penalty kick announced by the Mauritanian referee Abdel Aziz Bouh, after his return to the technique of the video assistant referee. Mahyous increased his goal tally to three, including two goals from a penalty kick, to be the sole top scorer. Alexis Kandour was sent off by the referee in the 20th minute, followed by Ivory Coast defender Kwasi Athoula, who suffered the same fate in the 34th minute. (dpa)

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