AFCON 2021: Algeria Battle Ivory Coast For Round Of 16 Place

This final Group E match is set to take place at the Stade Omnisport de Douala in the Cameroonian city of Douala.

The Elephants let their lead slip twice in their 2-2 draw with tournament debutants, Sierra Leone in their second Group E match on Sunday.

The result saw Ivory Coast remain at the top of the group standings – three points above fourth-placed Algeria, who are still hoping to reach the Last 16.

According to African Football, a win for the Elephants against Algeria will see the two-time African champions reach the knockout phase as the group winners.

Meanwhile, Algeria suffered the biggest shock of this year’s tournament when they recorded a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in their second Group E match on Sunday.

The defeat ended the Desert Foxes’ 35-match unbeaten run across all competitions and their hopes of breaking Italy’s world record of the 37-match unbeaten run ended.

The defending AFCON champions can only qualify for the Last 16 if they defeat Ivory Coast and the other results go their way.

The last meeting between Ivory Coast and Algeria was on 11 July 2019.

The two teams drew 1-1 in the 2019 AFCON quarter-final match and Algeria won 4-3 on penalties at the New Suez Stadium in Egypt.

The match will kick off by 5 pm Nigerian time.