Algeria and Nigeria are old acquaintances. The two selections will face today
for the 18th time, the 4th in qualifying in the finals of
the World Cup.
Match Schedule:
Nigeria vs. Algeria
FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Date: 12 November 2016:
11:00 AM
Venue: Godswill Akpabio
Stadium
The first meeting between these two nations in this event
dates back to the World Cup qualifiers
in 1982. The Algerians then defeated the defending African champions Nigeria by
beating them 2-0 in Lagos and returning 2-1 In Constantine, thus snatching
their first qualification in World Cup.
The Green Eagles took revenge in the 1994 World Cup qualifying by beating 4-1 in
front of the Fennecs in Lagos before snatching a 1-1 draw at Algiers and
qualifying for the World Cup.
The Nigerians put it back in the 2006 World Cup qualifying by beating the Greens this time (1-0 in Abuja)
and returning (5-2 to Oran) without qualifying for the German World Cup. The
Angolans then barred them the road thanks to a better goal average particular.
Nigerians have a small advantage over ours in
qualifying at the World Cup and lovers of El-Khadra hope that the comrades of
Riyadh Mahrez reverse the steam and repeat the blow of the brilliant generation
of the Eighties.
The Greens must prove tomorrow in Nigeria that they are
the best in Africa today. The best dictate their law to their adversaries.
Nigerians and Cameroonians must win the European Cup to deserve their status as
the best African selection, "said former national coach Nasser Sandjak on
Radio Algérienne. In all the confrontations, the Algerian and Nigerian
selections are equal to the number of victories, 7 successes for each one of
them.