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Algeria, Senegal win to reach CHAN semifinals

BY JUMA KRUZ

Algeria and Senegal claimed victory over rivals Ivory Coast and Mauritania respectively 1-0 each to edge to the Semi finals

The hosts Algeria won their 4th consecutive CHAN game in this 2022 edition following their three wins in the group stages

Algeria got an early red card of goalkeeper A. Guendouz in the 20th minute though Ivory Coast didn’t utilise the1 man down opportunity when k .Attohoula Yao was sent off in the 34th minute

Striker A Mahious scored a penalty in the 90+6 minutes to gift Algeria glory to semifinals

Algeria best run in CHAN is remembered to have been there in 2011 when it finished 3rd, Tunisia won that Edition

For Senegal , L Camara gifted an halftime lead when he converted the penalty in the 34th minute

Senegal Celebrating after scoring

Mauritania tried to penetrate, however they failed to equalise Camara’ s halftime penalty

Other Quarter finals draws will come on 28th Jan as Madagascar will be versing Mozambique and Niger will be taking on Ghana

2022 Algerian edition is the 7th edition since CHAN started in in 2009

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