Successor to Djamel Belmadi, Vladimir Petkovic continues to make his mark on the Algerian bench. The new Fennecs coach is focused on the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup on the North American continent. Qualifications that the Greens got off to a good start, with two victories against Somalia and Mozambique.
This Thursday, theAlgeria
will challenge another team within its reach, Guinea, which should however offer much tougher opposition. In an era of transition marked by the gradual ousting of its technical leader Riyad Mahrez after his exile in Saudi Arabia, Algeria continues its transformation under the leadership of new faces, such as Rennais Amine Gouiri. Opposite, Guinea, quarter-finalist of the last CAN, will have assets to put forward.
The expected compositions
Algeria: Mandrea: Ait Nouri, Mandi, Tougai, Atal; Bennacer, Brahimi, Bentaleb; Benzia, Bounedjah, Gouiri.
Guinea: Kone; Diakite, Sow, Jeanvier, I. Sylla; Guilavogui, Diawara, Konate, S. Sylla; Guirassy, Bayo.
Where to watch the game ?
This match between Algeria and Guinea will be broadcast this Thursday evening on L’Equipe Live Foot, a new channel on La Chaîne L’Equipe, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform via the lequipe.fr website.
