Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Algeria Beat Hosts Botswana to Assert Group H Supremacy

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Algeria asserted themselves as Group H overlords on Monday when they went to Botswana and let with a win on match-day -two of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers.

The defending African champions beat ten-man Botswana 1-0 in Gaborone on Monday night to maintain their 100 percent start following last Thursdays 5-0 home rout of Zambia.

Striker Youcef Belaili struck from a corner in the 15th minute to also score his second in as many games to hand Algeria the 3 points.

Botswana were reduced to ten men in the 83rd minute when midfielder Gape Gaogangwe received his second booking of the day.

Algeria now head into ten-month break leading Group H on 6 points.

Zimbabwe, who visit Algeria next August, are second on 1 point tied with third placed Botswana.

Zambia, who hosts Zimbabwe this Tuesday in Lusaka, is bottom on zero points.

5 COMMENTS

    • “If HH had been the Captain Zambia could have scored 10 HAGAINST Algeria’s 5,” HAnthony HaBwalya UPND TRIBAL INCOMPOS.

  1. Bostwana drew with zimbabwe and lost narrowly to Algeria. Either Bostwana has improved tremendously or Zambia ni mfwapa chabe

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