2023 Chan: Algeria Crush Niger To Reach Finals

By Chimezie Nebolisa

Hosts, Algeria thrashed Niger 5-0 in Oran on Tuesday to set up for a final showdown against Senegal.

Algeria will face Senegal d at the Stade Nelson Mandela in Algiers on Saturday, a day after Madagascar and Niger meet in Oran to decide who finishes third.

Algerian captain Ayoub Abdellaoui nodded the host nation in front on 15 minutes, Mahious struck with a shot, then a powerful header to take his tournament total to five goals.

Things got worse for Niger in the first halif when captain Boureima Katkore conceded an own-goal to leave the west Africans four goals behind at the break.

Niger fared better in the second half but there was still time for a fifth goal from substitute Sofiane Bayazid.

It was the widest winning margin in a CHAN semifinal, surpassing the 4-0 hiding Morocco gave hosts Cameroon in the last edition two years ago.

Algeria also matched the biggest victory in the 15-year history of a unique national team competition as it is confined to footballers playing for clubs in their country of birth.