Amine Gouiri will perhaps emerge unscathed, but the images of the collision are very impressive. And we were even afraid for a moment for the OM striker… On a long through ball, the starting center forward of Algeria, who was watching the ball, was violently hit in the back and head by the Uganda goalkeeper, in the 86th minute of this qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup organized at the Hocine-AĂŻt-Ahmed Stadium in Tizi-Ouzou, the lair of JS Kabylie.
Gouiri fell heavily and remained on the ground while waiting for help. Ugandan goalkeeper Salim Magoola, also stunned, was taken out on a stretcher after seven minutes. Gouiri was evacuated while the clock showed the 96th minute. What is more reassuring is that the native of Bourgoin-Jallieu was conscious on the cart and we even saw him raise his head…
Qualified for the next World Cup for five days and its success against Somalia, Algeria was trailing for a long time before winning at the end of the match (2-1). Luca Zidane honored his very first with the Greens and the second son of “Zizou” conceded an entry goal (6th) by Stephen Mukwala, attacker playing in Tanzania.
Gouiri causes the two winning penalties
The Grenada goalkeeper could then have conceded two more goals from Uganda's huge chances. But Luca Zidane also showed personality on outings away from his cage. A decent start. Vladimir Petkovic can very well put the player trained at Real Madrid and Alexis Guendouz into competition next month, a few weeks before the CAN 2025 in Morocco.
It was Gouiri who won a first penalty 10 minutes from time, his missed shot being repelled by an opposing defender. Mohamed Amoura equalized (81st) and the Wolfsburg striker also gave his team the victory during the penalty following the Ugandan goalkeeper's big foul on Gouiri, by shaking the nets in the 99th minute.
