{"id":39464,"date":"2025-12-24T21:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=39464"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:42:15","slug":"algeria-dominates-sudan-3-0-in-afcon-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=39464","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Dominates Sudan 3-0 in AFCON Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, DZWatch<\/strong> \u2013 The Algerian national football team, spearheaded by captain Riyad Mahrez, launched their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Sudan on Wednesday. The match, held as part of Group E&#8217;s first-round fixtures, saw the Desert Foxes secure a commanding win in front of a jubilant crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria asserted their dominance early in the match, controlling possession and creating numerous scoring opportunities. The first half concluded with a 1-0 lead for the Algerians, setting the stage for a dominant second-half performance.<\/p>\n<p>The second half saw Algeria further solidify their lead, adding two more goals to their tally. Sudan struggled to contain the Algerian attack, led by a dynamic Mahrez. The final scoreline of 3-0 accurately reflected Algeria&#8217;s superiority on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>This victory marks a significant step forward for Algeria in their quest for the AFCON title. <em>The team&#8217;s cohesive performance and clinical finishing will undoubtedly boost their confidence as they progress through the tournament.<\/em> The focus now shifts to their next match, where they will aim to maintain their winning momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The Algerian supporters will be hoping that this strong start is a sign of things to come, as they look to see their team lift the coveted trophy. This resounding win against Sudan has certainly set the tone for a promising campaign.<\/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>Algiers, DZWatch \u2013 The Algerian national football team, spearheaded by captain Riyad Mahrez, launched their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Sudan on Wednesday. The match, held as part of Group E&#8217;s first-round fixtures, saw the Desert Foxes se&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39464","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=39464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39464\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}