{"id":21156,"date":"2025-11-14T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=21156"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:11:52","slug":"egypt-edges-algeria-in-thrilling-friendly-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=21156","title":{"rendered":"Egypt Edges Algeria in Thrilling Friendly Encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cairo, Egypt<\/strong> &#8211; In a captivating friendly match filled with dramatic twists and turns, the Egyptian national team secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Algeria. The match, held as both teams prepare for the upcoming Arab Cup in Qatar next month, saw Egypt twice come from behind to claim the win.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria drew first blood in the 31st minute courtesy of Adel Boulbina, who showcased individual brilliance by weaving through the Egyptian defense before unleashing a powerful shot that beat goalkeeper Ali Lotfi. However, Egypt responded swiftly, leveling the score in the 40th minute. A cross from Mohamed Sherif caused confusion in the Algerian defense, ultimately resulting in an own goal by Imadeddine Azzi under pressure from Islam Issa.<\/p>\n<p>The second half continued with the same intensity. Algeria regained the lead in the 66th minute through Nassim El Ghoul, who capitalized on a rebound from substitute goalkeeper Mohamed Bassam. <\/p>\n<p>The final ten minutes witnessed a complete turnaround. In the 81st minute, Ragab Nabil equalized for Egypt, heading home a precise cross from Mohamed Elneny, injecting renewed energy into the &#8216;Pharaohs&#8217;. Then, with the clock ticking down, substitute Hossam Hassan sealed the victory in the 89th minute, latching onto a sublime pass from Akram Tawfik to secure a 3-2 win for Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The match provided valuable experience for both sides as they fine-tune their preparations for the Arab Cup. <em>Egypt&#8217;s resilience and fighting spirit proved decisive in this exciting encounter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cairo, Egypt &#8211; In a captivating friendly match filled with dramatic twists and turns, the Egyptian national team secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Algeria. The match, held as both teams prepare for the upcoming Arab Cup in Qatar next month, saw Egypt twice come from behin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21158,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21156\/revisions\/21158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}