As Super Eagles were struggling to a 2-2 draw with Algeria Team B side
Striker Islam Slimani’s 80th-minute guinea was deserving for the Desert Warriors to defeat Guinea national side, 1-0, at the Oran Olympic Stadium in Oran, Algeria on Friday, Edwin Emeanua reports for Sports Joust.
While the Algerian senior national side was busy beating Guinea’s Syli Nationals, Nigeria’s Super Eagles struggled to a 2-2 draw with Algeria’s Team B national side somewhere in Oran.
Everton attacker Alexander Iwobi and Cremonese striker Cyriel Dessers scored a goal apiece in Nigeria’s lackluster draw against Algeria’s makeshift senior national side on Friday.
The inaugural match at the venue took place on June 17, 2021, when the Algerian National Team walloped Liberia 5-1 in a friendly game, making this automatically one of the most luxurious Stadiums in Algeria and on the African continent.
Algeria failed to qualify for the World Cup to be hosted by Qatar later this year after losing in the African qualifiers against Cameroon in a great round-robin duel that ended 2-2 on aggregate but favored Cameroon due to the away goals factor.
Nigeria also missed qualification for the Qatar 2022 world cup following a 1-1 aggregate tie after a doubleheader against Ghana Black Stars
