Under the eyes of Zinédine Zidane in Rabat, the Fennecs easily dominated Sudan (3-0). They take control of Group E ahead of Burkina Faso.
Algeria successfully entered the competition this Wednesday against Sudan (3-0). The Fennecs were carried by a great Riyad Mahrez, author of a double, but also by a decisive Luca Zidane in the cages, under the eyes of his father.
Algeria could not start this meeting better against Sudan. Riyad Mahrez scored the fastest goal of this CAN 2025 in the 2nd minute. It was Amoura who found Bounedjah on the right side. The attacker then serves Mahrez who just has to finish in the small left net.
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Luca Zidane confident
The rest of the first half was more contested with the Sudanese who were not afraid to attack. Fortunately, the Fennecs were able to count on Luca Zidane in great form for his first start in CAN. The Algerian goalkeeper made two decisive saves to allow his team to maintain the advantage.
The Sudanese match will unfortunately get complicated in the 39th minute. The midfielder, Salaheldin Alhassan, already sanctioned with a yellow card (14th), will ruin the match by being warned again. Sudan will therefore finish the match at 10.
Effective entrants
In the second half, the captain of the Fennecs will double the bet. Riyad Mahrez is this time served by a sumptuous outside of the foot of Amoura in the 61st. The Algerian striker did not tremble and scored the 2-0 goal.
Petkovic decides to rotate his squad using his 5 changes. There are then two entrants who will stand out: Ibrahim Maza and Jaouen Hadjam. One will shine in defense (Hadjam) with many decisive returns, while the other (Maza) will do good offensively. It was also the young striker Ibrahim Maza who scored the 3-0 goal, his first with the Fennecs. Served with a header by Bounedjah, Maza finishes in the small left net. A victory mastered by Algeria for its entry into CAN.
