Algeria out to flex muscle on Uganda


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2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers 

Group F

Algeria v Uganda  

Stade Olympique d'Oran 
Oran, Algeria 
Saturday, 4 June 2022 
Kick-off is at 21h00  
 
Algeria will battle it out with Uganda in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the Stade Olympique d'Oran on June 4. 
 
The Desert Foxes suffered a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon at home in their last competitive match which was the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on March 29.
 
This was Algeria's second defeat in their last three competitive matches having claimed a win over Cameroon at home in the World Cup play-off first-leg match on March 25.

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The former African champions are unbeaten in their last 17 home matches in the AFCON qualifiers having recorded 15 wins and two draws.
 
Meanwhile, Uganda were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Mali away in their last competitive game which was the 2022 World Cup qualifier game on 14 November 2021.
 
The defeat ended the Cranes' five-match unbeaten run in competitive games having registered three draws and two victories. 
 
The East African giants are winless in their last four away matches in the AFCON qualifiers having recorded three defeats and one draw on the road. 
 
“The long wait is finally over. I personally believe we are in a competitive group and one of the strongest groups," Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic said.
 
"Both Niger and Tanzania have had representatives in the group stages of the CAF Club competitions this season while Algeria were winners of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 and recent winners of the FIFA Arab Cup.
 
“Someone would look at Algeria as group favourites but in modern football, there are no small teams because gaps in African football have been reduced.”
 
The last meeting between Algeria and Uganda was on 26 January 2003.
 
The Desert Foxes secured a slender 1-0 win over the Cranes in an international friendly match which was played at the Namboole Stadium in Kampala.
 

Head-to-Head (Across all competitions)

Matches - 13
Algeria - 4
Uganda - 5
Draws - 4
 

2023 AFCON Qualifiers fixtures 

 
Saturday, June 4
  
15h00 - Namibia v Burundi 
 
18h00 - Cameroon v Kenya 
 
18h00 - Niger vs Tanzania 
 
18h00 - Gambia v South Sudan 
 
18h00 - DR Congo v Gabon 
 
21h00 - Algeria v Uganda 
 
21h00 - Mali v Congo 
 
21h00 - Mauritania v Sudan 
 
21h00 - Senegal v Benin

 

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Published: 06/01/2022