AFCON Morocco 2025: Algeria Breezes Past Equatorial Guinea 3-1


Morocco: Already qualified, the Fennecs fielded a heavily rotated side but still dominated from the start. Zineddine Belad opened the scoring in the 19th minute, before Far¨s Chabi and Ibrahim Maza struck quickly to make it 3-0 inside the first half hour.



According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, Equatorial Guinea showed some fight after the break, pulling one back through Emilio Nsue with a long-range effort in the 50th minute, but Algeria stayed in control and saw out the game comfortably.



With three wins from three, Algeria finish top of Group E with nine points and head into the round of 16, where they will face DR Congo on Tuesday at the same stadium. Equatorial Guinea, with two previous defeats against Burkina Faso (2-1) and Sudan (1-0), are eliminated from the group stage for the first time in their AFCON history.