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Madjid Bougherra the head coach of the Algeria CHAN team, has said that his team will play its final group game as though it’s the final.
Algeria started well when they defeated Libya 1-0 at the Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers on Friday.
Bougherra said “So listen as I said before we see every single match as a final, it is an important match for both teams. One team stays in the race to qualify. A team like us has to win tomorrow’s match to qualify,” said Madjid Bougherra, the Algeria head coach.
Algerian players are now upbeat and are hoping for positive results in their second game against Ethiopia who are also hoping to record first win in the tournament.
“We managed to win in the first game. The first game is important, we have passed that test (match against Libya), we have another match, another final against Ethiopia,” said Zakaria Draoui, the Algerian midfielder.
Recall that Ethiopia could only manage a draw in their first match against Mozambique on Saturday.
The stadiums has already sold full capacity of 41,000 tickets as at Sunday.
Algeria will maximise on the return of Aymen Mahious who score the first winning goal but suffered a minor injury during the opener but will still miss the services of Chouaib Debbih.