After a 1-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi declared that his team is doomed to fail just at 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
The defending African champions were stunned by a goal from Esteban Obiang in the 70th minute at Stade Omnisport de Douala.
The defeat halted their 35-game unbeaten streak, which began in October 2018, and gave them a point in Group E after they drew 0-0 with Sierra Leone in their first encounter.
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Algeria takes on group winners Ivory Coast inside a must-win match in Douala on Thursday that will determine their fate.
We given it out all, but the finish wasn’t what we planned; we had many attempts, however the ball didn’t get into.”
We are in a terrible spot; it’s a challenging period.” We’ll attempt what we can to remained inside this competition, even if football is not really always about rationality.
It would be against a fantastic Cote d’Ivoire team, with players from all over the world.”
In terms of both the opponent, Equatorial Guinea, they guarded with a lot of will and commitment, and we couldn’t discover a flaw, so it’s a failed situation.”
North Africans are battling to make ends meet after two games in Cameroon, they have yet to score the goal in the competition.
