{"id":9460,"date":"2024-11-15T20:26:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2026-09-04T03:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T02:53:28","slug":"algeria-prepares-for-liberia-clash-in-2025-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=9460","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Prepares for Liberia Clash in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Algiers \u2013<\/strong> The Algerian national <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=70098\">football team<\/a> resumed training on Friday evening at the Sidi Moussa Training Center, ahead of their final Group E match against Liberia. The game is set to take place on Sunday at 5:00 PM (local time) at the &#8220;Hussein A\u00eft Ahmed&#8221; Stadium in Tizi Ouzou, as part of the qualifiers for the <strong>2025 <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=68889\">Africa Cup of Nations<\/a> (<a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cafonline.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AFCON<\/a>)<\/strong>, according to an official statement from the Algerian <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Football<\/a> Federation (FAF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return from Equatorial Guinea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Algerian squad returned to <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a> on Friday after a goalless draw against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo on Thursday. Upon their arrival, coach Vladimir Petkovic\u2019s players headed directly to Sidi Moussa for some much-needed rest before resuming preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group E Standings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the fifth round of matches, Algeria tops Group E with <strong>13 points<\/strong>, followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equatorial Guinea<\/strong>: 8 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liberia<\/strong>: 4 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Togo<\/strong>: 2 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algeria and Equatorial Guinea have already secured qualification for the AFCON finals, rendering the sixth and final round of matches\u2014Algeria vs. Liberia and Togo vs. Equatorial Guinea\u2014essentially procedural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Path to the 2025 AFCON<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top two teams from each group will qualify for the tournament, scheduled to take place from <strong>December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026<\/strong>. Additionally, one team will qualify from the group that includes the host nation, ensuring all spots in the tournament are filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Preview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Algeria has already secured its place in the finals, the team aims to finish the qualifiers on a high note with a strong performance against Liberia. The game will also serve as an opportunity for coach Petkovic to test strategies and players in preparation for the AFCON finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay updated on Algeria&#8217;s journey to the 2025 AFCON by visiting our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dzwatch.dz\">DZWATCH.DZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Nor-Eleslam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Algeria Liberia 2025 AFCON Qualifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers \u2013 The Algerian national football team resumed training on Friday evening at the Sidi Moussa Training Center, ahead of their final Group E match against Liberia. The game is set to take place on Sunday at 5:00 PM (local time) at the &#8220;Hussein A\u00eft Ahmed&#8221; Stadium in Tizi Ouzou, as part of the qualifiers &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":18,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9460","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\/9460","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=9460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72763,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460\/revisions\/72763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}