Previous encounters between the Eagles and the Desert Foxes have always provided tremendous sparks. Nigeria SuperEagles DesertFoxes
Nigeria and Algeria will meet for the 21st time at senior men’s level today in the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations semi final duel that promises lots of fireworks at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
After Nigeria swept to AFCON glory on the back of a 3-0 lashing of the Foxes in Lagos in 1980, the Foxes got their pound of flesh by not only stopping Nigeria from reaching the 1982 World Cup, beating the Eagles home and away for their first-ever FIFA World Cup ticket, but also edging Nigeria 2-1 in a group phase match at the 1982 AFCON in Libya.
In 1990, Algeria hosted the AFCON and opened with a 5-1 spanking of Nigeria, before again pipping Nigeria by the odd goal in the final match. Three years later, Nigeria would stop Algeria qualifying for the World Cup, beating the Foxes 4-1 in Lagos and drawing 1-1 in Algiers for their own first-ever FIFA World Cup ticket.
Both teams have secured their best wins over each other on Algerian soil. Algeria’s 5-1 win over Nigeria was in Algiers, in the opening match of the 17th AFCON. Nigeria’s 5-2 win over Algeria was in Oran, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
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