Algeria and Tunisia back to back in a friendly match

The meeting was important for two nations that matter in the Arab world. But sportingly, it was only a friendly match, despite a slight altercation between Ali Abdi and Djamel Belmadi in the first period (29th). Already qualified for the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire (January 13 – February 11, 2024), Algeria and Tunisia failed to decide (1-1), this Tuesday in Annaba in a stadium of May 19, 1956 archi-full.

Talbi goalscorer, Chaïbi active

The visitors, present at the last World Cup, quickly opened the scoring by Lorient defender Montassar Talbi, scorer with a header from a corner (13th). But the Fennecs, absent in Qatar, reacted before half-time by Riyad Mahrez on penalty (38th). In a match where the Toulousain Farès Chaïbi, holder in the middle, was very active before leaving at the end of the meeting limping (85th), no more goals were then scored. The parity score reflecting the forces present.