Algeria v Somalia

Algeria v Somalia

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Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings

WCQ - CAF News

2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

AlgeriaAlgeriaALG

1-0-0, 3 PTS

SomaliaSomaliaSOM

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Ahmed Abdi - 2' OG

Baghdad Bounedjah - 31'

Islam Slimani - 80'

Yusuf Ahmed - 65'

23
Mandrea
12
Larouci
6
Zerrouki
4
Tougai
20
Atal
9
Bounedjah
17
Chaïbi
2
Mandi
11
Aouar
7
Mahrez
19
Gouiri

No.Name
23Anthony Mandrea
6Ramiz Zerrouki
4Mohamed Amine Tougai
12Yasser Larouci
20Youcef Atal 3Kevin Guiton
17Farès Chaïbi 14Hicham Boudaoui
2Aïssa Mandi
9Baghdad Bounedjah 13Islam Slimani
11Houssem Aouar
7Riyad Mahrez 22Adam Ounas
19Amine Gouiri 18Mohamed Amoura

Substitutes
10Sofiane Feghouli
15Rayan Aït-Nouri
16Oussama Benbot
5Ahmed Touba
8Nabil Bentaleb
1Moustafa Zeghba
21Ramy Bensebaini

13
Yuusuf
4
Ibrahim
8
Ismail
15
Elmi
2
Mohamed
12
Ahmed
10
Ilyas
5
Abdi
6
Jama
16
Abatari
7
Mohamed

No.Name
13Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf
8Isse Ismail 20Abdulkadir Sidow
15Saadiq Faisal Elmi
4Isse Ibrahim
2Abdirizak Mohamed
10Ibrahim Ilyas 21Adan Anes
5Ahmed Abdi
12Yusuf Ahmed 11Farhan Ahmed
6Omar Jama
16Issa Abatari 9Mahad Abdulkadir
7Hussein Mohamed 17Sak Hassan

Substitutes
22Abdi Salim
18Abdiwali Walic
14Ahmed Isse
3Ayman Hussein
1Mayow Shariff
23Ibrahim Hussein

Stade de Nelson Mandela

11:00 AM, November 16, 2023

Baraki, Algeria

Attendance: 40,784

Referees:
Boubou Traore

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