{"id":45232,"date":"2026-01-10T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=45232"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:00:29","slug":"algeria-vs-nigeria-a-history-of-football-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=45232","title":{"rendered":"Algeria vs. Nigeria: A History of Football Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DZWatch Exclusive:<\/strong> Today, the Algerian national team, <em>Les Fennecs<\/em>, face off against Nigeria in a highly anticipated quarter-final match of the Africa Cup of Nations. This encounter marks the 22nd official match between these two footballing powerhouses, adding another chapter to their storied rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>The first meeting between Algeria and Nigeria dates back to 1973, during the All-Africa Games held in Lagos, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In the 21 official matches that followed, the balance of power has been remarkably even. Both Algeria and Nigeria have secured 8 victories each, with 5 matches ending in a draw. Nigeria holds a slight advantage in goal difference, having scored 29 goals compared to Algeria&#8217;s 25.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Algeria has been strong on home soil, winning 5 out of 8 matches against Nigeria played in Algeria. Conversely, Nigeria has dominated their home games, winning 5 out of 7 matches played in Nigeria. Neutral venues have seen a more balanced outcome, with each team winning twice and drawing twice.<\/p>\n<p>In the Africa Cup of Nations, the two nations have clashed on nine occasions. Nigeria has the upper hand with 4 wins to Algeria&#8217;s 3, with 2 matches ending in a draw. These encounters span from the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria to the 2019 edition in Egypt, where Algeria clinched their second star.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the official matches, Algeria and Nigeria have also played two friendly games. Algeria emerged victorious in both, winning 1-0 in Austria in 2020 and 2-1 in Oran in 2022. These friendly victories give <em>Les Fennecs<\/em> a slight edge in the overall head-to-head record.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s match promises to be another exciting chapter in the Algeria-Nigeria football saga. Football fans across the continent and beyond will be watching closely as these two teams battle for a place in the semi-finals.<\/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>DZWatch Exclusive: Today, the Algerian national team, Les Fennecs, face off against Nigeria in a highly anticipated quarter-final match of the Africa Cup of Nations. This encounter marks the 22nd official match between these two footballing powerhouses, adding another ch&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45233,"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":8,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45232","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\/45232","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=45232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45234,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45232\/revisions\/45234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}