US EditionAfcon 2025: Riyad Mahrez Warns Algeria 'Not to Get Carried Away' Despite Resounding Win over Sudan
Riyad Mahrez scored twice and Ibrahim Maza added his first international goal as Algeria secured a 3-0 victory to lead Africa Cup of Nations Group E.
- Dec 24, Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez scored twice in a 3-0 win over Sudan in Rabat, Morocco, showcasing his form after moving to Al Ahli from Manchester City.
- Under pressure from critics, Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez, now the national team’s all-time AFCON top scorer with eight goals, said, `This wasn't about answering criticism` and focused on playing without overthinking.
- Mahrez, fresh from continental club success this year, won the AFC Champions League Elite with Al Ahli as Ibrahim Maza scored his first international goal in Algeria's win over Sudan.
- Mahrez warned teammates not to get carried away, saying the Desert Warriors must lift their level and be more consistent; Burkina Faso scored twice in stoppage time to beat 10-man Equatorial Guinea 2-1.
- Algeria now lead Group E with three points, positioning them to ease their path through the group stage and having qualified for the expanded 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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The Straits Times
Goals against Sudan not a response to critics, says Mahrez
Dec 24 - Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez said his two goals in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Sudan in Africa Cup of Nations Group E were not a response to his critics. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Austria's World Cup opponent Algeria has started with a victory in the 35th Football Africa Cup in Morocco. The tournament champion won in Rabat against Sudan on Wednesday thanks to Riyad Mahrez 3:0 (1:0). The captain and big star of the team was with a double pack (2st and 61st minute) match winner for the Africa champion from 1990 and 2019. Ibrahim Maza provided the final score (85th). Algeria went after less than one and a half minutes throug…
The Morning Call
Independent EspañolBy CIARAN FAHEY RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The great Zinedine Zidane of France watched the safe hands of his son as Algeria began its campaign in the African Cup of Nations with a 3-0 victory over Sudan, which he played with ten men, on Wednesday. Riyad Mahrez scored twice and the 20-year-old Ibrahim Maza scored his first international goal for Algeria, one of the tournament’s favourites, to stand at the top of Group E. Zidane, who was at the fragran…
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