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Algeria silences Nigeria reaches 2019 AFCON finals

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CAIRO-(MaraviPost)-Algeria on Sunday night beat Nigeria 2-1 to qualify for the finals of 2019 Africa Cup of Nation.

Mahrez’s superb free-kick in injury time puts Algeria into the finals of AFCON

This means Nigeria will play for a third place on this coming Wednesday against Tunisia.

Algeria will face Senegal in the finals of the tournament on July 19.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.