{"id":44209,"date":"2026-01-07T03:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44209"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:00:18","slug":"dr-congo-coach-praises-algeria-after-afcon-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44209","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo Coach Praises Algeria After AFCON Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, DZWatch<\/strong> \u2013 DR Congo&#8217;s coach, Sebastien Desabre, has expressed his disappointment following his team&#8217;s exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after their defeat against Algeria. Desabre acknowledged the pivotal moment when Algeria scored, claiming it significantly impacted the match&#8217;s outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Desabre noted that his team was enjoying a period of strong attacking play before conceding a goal from a counter-attack. He described this as both \u201cfrustrating and disappointing,\u201d especially in a knockout match decided by such fine margins. He emphasized that lapses in concentration at critical moments can be costly against a team of Algeria&#8217;s caliber.<\/p>\n<p>The coach openly acknowledged the strength and experience of the Algerian national team, stating that <em>\u201cLes Verts\u201d<\/em> possess considerable experience in continental and international competitions. This experience, he noted, was evident in their match management and their ability to capitalize on opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe leave with our heads held high after facing a high-level team,\u201d Desabre commented, highlighting the challenges of facing a team with Algeria&#8217;s pedigree and experience in major tournaments. He stressed that his players must learn from this experience and maintain their pride. He also said that Algeria is a country that is passionate about football.<\/p>\n<p>This defeat marks the end of DR Congo&#8217;s journey in the tournament, while Algeria continues its progress, reinforcing its ambitions to compete for the continental title.<\/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 DR Congo&#8217;s coach, Sebastien Desabre, has expressed his disappointment following his team&#8217;s exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after their defeat against Algeria. Desabre acknowledged the pivotal moment when Algeria scored, claiming it significantly imp&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44210,"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-44209","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\/44209","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=44209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44211,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44209\/revisions\/44211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}