NIAMEY. Algeria defeats Niger 4-0 after a incredible match. R. Mahrez (20′), I. Slimani (33′), I. Bennacer (48′) and B. Bounedjah (54′).
The match was played at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché (Niamey) stadium in Niamey on Tuesday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Issa Sy with the help of Serigne Toure and Nouha Bangoura. The 4th official was Adalbert Diouf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.2 degrees Celsius or 102.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Niger was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Algeria that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Niger was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Algeria succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Niger shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Algeria shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Niger received 1 yellow card (Y. Oumarou). On the opposite side, Algeria received 1 yellow card (Y. Atal).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this match, Niger will stay with 3 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Algeria will have 10 points like Burkina Faso to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Niger will play away against Burkina Faso on the 10th of November with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Burkina Faso (1 draw).
Algeria will play away agasint Djibouti on the 10th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Algeria (0 draws).
Niger – Formation
Niger
54'
80'
Niger started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Harouna Doula Gabde decided to play with the following team: D. Adamou, Kassaly Daouda, Youssouf Oumarou, Abdoul Garba, Herve Lybohy, Yusif Moussa, Amadou Wonkoye, Ousmane Diabaté, Boubacar Moumouni, Victorien Adebayor, Daniel Sosah and Ali Mohamed Mohamed El Fazaz.
The home team had on the bench: Amadou Wonkoye, Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim, Razak Seyni, Zakaryia Souleymane, Amadou Sabo, Mahamane Cisse, Abdoul Moumouni, Issa Djibrilla, Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim, Amadou Moutari, Ibrahim Marou, Mahamadou Souley, H. Boubacar, N. Van Attenhoven, O. Issaka and I. Salou.
Substitutions
Niger made 2 changes: Y. Moussa for A. Sabo (54′) and M. Soumana for O. Issaka (80′).
Algeria – Formation
Algeria
48'
Algeria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Djamel Belmadi played with: Raïs M’Bolhi, Youcef Atal, Aïssa Mandi, Abdelkader Bedrane, Mohamed Fares, Ismaël Bennacer, Ramiz Zerrouki, Riyad Mahrez, Youssef Belaïli, Islam Slimani, Baghdad Bounedjah.
They had on the bench: Alexandre Oukidja, Houcine Benayada, Ahmed Touba, Abdel Medioub, Mehdi Zeffane, Sofiane Feghouli, Saïd Benrahma, Haris Belkebla, Hicham Boudaoui, Ilan Kebbal, Adem Zorgane and Mohamed El Amine Amoura.
Substitutions
Algeria made 7 changes: Y. Atal for H. Benayada (46′), I. Slimani for S. Feghouli (46′), B. Bounedjah for M. Amoura (59′), I. Bennacer for A. Zorgane (67′), R. Zerrouki for H. Boudaoui (68′), I. Bennacer for A. Zorgane (67′) and R. Zerrouki for H. Boudaoui (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Zimbabwe – Ghana – 0-1
- Namibia – Senegal – 1-3
- Niger – Algeria – 0-4
- South Africa – Ethiopia – 1-0
- Congo – Togo – 1-2
- Guinea – Morocco – 1-4
