{"id":44317,"date":"2026-01-07T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44317"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:00:33","slug":"algeria-to-face-nigeria-in-afcon-quarter-final-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44317","title":{"rendered":"Algeria to Face Nigeria in AFCON Quarter-Final Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Algerian national team, <em>Les Fennecs<\/em>, have secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the 12th time in their history. This achievement marks another significant milestone in Algeria&#8217;s rich footballing legacy on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Having participated in 21 AFCON tournaments, Algeria&#8217;s consistent presence in the latter stages underscores their status as a major force in African football. Prior to the 2025 edition, Algeria had reached the quarter-finals on 11 occasions, experiencing both triumphs and setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>In four instances, their journey ended in the quarter-finals, with defeats against South Africa (1996), Cameroon (2000), Morocco (2004), and Ivory Coast (2015). However, Algeria also secured third-place finishes in four editions, overcoming Zambia (1982), Egypt (1984), Morocco (1988), and Nigeria (2010).<\/p>\n<p>Algeria has reached the AFCON final three times, suffering a defeat to Nigeria in 1980 before claiming victory on home soil against the same opponent in 1990. They then secured their second title in 2019 against Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>With their advancement to the quarter-finals in the 2025 tournament, Algeria further solidifies its position among Africa&#8217;s elite footballing nations. This consistent performance highlights the team&#8217;s historical strength, resilience, and unwavering determination to compete for continental glory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Familiar Foe: Algeria vs. Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In what promises to be a thrilling encounter, Algeria is set to face Nigeria in the quarter-finals. This match marks the tenth time these two nations have clashed in the AFCON, making Nigeria the most frequent opponent Algeria has faced in the tournament&#8217;s history. This rivalry adds another layer of intrigue to what is already a highly anticipated quarter-final clash.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played next Saturday.<\/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>The Algerian national team, Les Fennecs, have secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the 12th time in their history. This achievement marks another significant milestone in Algeria&#8217;s rich footballing legacy on the continent.Having partic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44318,"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":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44317","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\/44317","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=44317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44319,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44317\/revisions\/44319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}