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| A good night at the office for Algeria... A bad one for Lesotho |
Lesotho ended its 2017 Africa Cup of
Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on a low note with a demoralising 6-0 loss
to Algeria on Sunday night at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida.
Likuena were completely outclassed by
Africa’s number one ranked side in what was the final game of a busy weekend of
qualifying as the AFCON 2017 qualifiers came to an end.
Algeria’s goals came from Riyad Mahrez,
who scored twice, Hillel Soudani, who also scored a brace, as well as Saphir
Taider and Ryad Boudebouz,
The match was the first for Milovan
Rajevac as coach of Algeria his side raced to a 5-0 lead by halftime.
Leicester City star Mahrez was the star
of the night. After Soudani’s seventh minute opener, Mahrez curled in a
brilliant 25-yard free kick after 18 minutes to make it 2-0 before Taider
scored Algeria’s third five minutes later.
Soudani made it 4-0 in the 38th minute
before Boudebouz’s
penalty on the stroke of halftime. The Desert Foxes took their foot off the
pedal in the second half and their only striker after the break came in the
74th minute when Mahrez netted with a well-taken half-volley.
Algeria ended with a haul of 16 points to
top Group J.
Only Senegal, who claimed a 100 percent
record in Group K, had a superior record. Lesotho finished bottom with three
points. Likuena currently has no matches lined up for the rest of the year. It
may be a while until the side gets a chance to wipe away the sour taste of
Sunday’s defeat.
Match
Summary
Algeria
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6-0
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Lesotho
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Soudani 7’, 38’
Mahrez 18’, 74’
Taider 23’
Boudebouz 45’ (pen.)
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Group J standings:
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P
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts.
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1
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Algeria
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6
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5
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1
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0
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25
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5
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+20
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16
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2
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Ethiopia
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6
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3
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2
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1
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11
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14
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−3
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11
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3
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Seychelles
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6
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1
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1
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4
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5
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11
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−6
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4
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4
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Lesotho
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6
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1
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0
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5
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5
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16
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−11
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3
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Likuena’s
2017 AFCON qualifying results:
Ethiopia 2-1 Lesotho (14/06/15)
Lesotho 1-3 Algeria
(06/09/15)
Seychelles 2-0 Lesotho (26/03/16)
Lesotho 2-1 Seychelles
(29/03/16)
Lesotho 1-2 Ethiopia
(05/06/16)
Algeria 6-0 Lesotho (04/09/16)
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