Tag: Algeria
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Another African country confirms first case of Coronavirus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has come to establish presence in Africa as the Algerian authorities on Tuesday announced the country’s first case. The patient is identified as an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17. “One case was confirmed positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), out of two suspected cases (both) of Italian nationality,” the North…
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins Algeria’s presidential election
Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been elected the new president of Algeria, the Head of the National Independent Election Authority, Mohamed Chorfi announced on Friday. Chorfi announced this at a news conference in Algiers. He said that Tebboune won a majority 58.15 per cent of vote in the presidential election held on Thursday to become the 8th…
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8 newborns die in fire at Algerian hospital
Eight newborns died in a huge fire that broke out at the maternity unit of an Algerian hospital on Tuesday, the civil defence authority said. The fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at the hospital in Oued Souf, an area 700 kilometres south east of the capital Algiers, according to the authority.…
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Olympic Qualifier: Falcons beat Algeria 3-0 on aggregate, through to 3rd round
The Super Falcons moved to the third round of CAF’s 2020 Tokyo Women Football Qualifiers after beating Algeria 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Tuesday to qualify 3-0 aggregate. The Falcons had defeated the North Africans 2-0 in the first leg in Algiers, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The African…
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Match Report: How Algeria sank Senegal for AFCON title
Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Friday’s final in Cairo. Here is the full story: Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the second minute when his deflected shot looped over Senegal goalkeeper Alfred…
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BREAKING: Algeria win AFCON 2019
The Desert Foxes of Algeria have won the 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament in Egypt after beaten Senegal 1-0 on Friday. It was Algeria’s second time of winning the AFCON after 29 years. Algeria opened scoring through Baghdad Bounedjah on 2nd minute. He tried his luck from the edge of the box and…
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Don’t put Eagles’ loss to Algeria on me, says Akpeyi
The blame games have not ceased since the Sunday’s defeat to Algeria, and the Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi who is at the centre of it has absolved himself and his teammates of any blame to contrary views. The Super Eagles will meet Tunisia on Wednesday for a chance to go home with a consolation…
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5 die in Algeria celebrating team’s victory over Nigeria
At least five persons were killed and 13 others injured in a traffic accident in eastern Algeria during celebrations of the country’s qualification to the final of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) being held in Egypt. Algeria beat Nigeria 2-1, getting the winning goal in the last seconds of the game from Riyad Mahrez. The…
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2019 AFCON: What went wrong with Super Eagles against Algeria
The former Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Tunde Disu OFR, on Monday attributed the Super Eagles loss to the Les Fennecs of Algeria to many factors such as pressure and lack of tactical discipline. Disu gave the reasons in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while commenting on the…
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BREAKING: Super Eagles crash out of 2019 AFCON
Algeria has qualified for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, following a 2-1 win over Nigeria on Sunday. The Desert Foxes took the lead in the first half, thanks a William Troost-Ekong own goal. The Super Eagles levelled in the second half, after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decision, with Odion Ighalo stroking…