Algeria’s coach promises Super Eagles a strong team
Head coach Djamel Belmadi assures of lining up a much stronger Algeria team against the Super Eagles than the side that eked out a narrow 1-0 win against Guinea on Friday.
“I will play with players who are used to playing with each other,” Belmadi says ahead of Tuesday’s encounter at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran.
The Desert Warriors of Algeria will host the Nigerian football side in Oran tomorrow, in their last of a two-header international friendly confrontation.
Islam Slimani scored the 80th-minute solitary goal that secured Algeria’s win over Guinea from a Riyad Mahrez assist.
But Belmadi insists that his lineup against Guinea included fringe players like Zegha, Delort, Touai, and Bentaleb, who are still struggling to find their feet in the Desert Warriors.
“We took a lot of positives from the Guinea game, but Nigeria is a different game,” Belmadi adds.
He promises to play a more settled Algerian side against the Super Eagles that managed a disappointing 2-2 draw against Algeria’s CHAN team last Friday.
The kick-off time for the game in Oran, Algeria, is 8 pm on Tuesday
