Dramatic match at the Africa Cup of Nations! With Zidane in goal, they scored in the 119th minute and qualified for the quarter-finals

The hero of the North Africans was Adil Boulbina, registered at Al-Duhail, from Qatar, who scored in the last phase of overtime, a decisive success for the national team whose goalkeeper is Luca Zidane, the son of the legendary French Zinedine Zidane.

Algeria, total control in regulation time

Algeria dominated the game from the start, pressed and created their first important chances from the 7th minute, when a dangerous shot went just wide. DR Congo responded with a few counterattacks, but without completion.

Luca Zidane, son of the legendary Zinedine Zidane, stood out in goal for Algeria, making several decisive interventions and keeping a clean sheet throughout the 90 minutes. With no goals scored in regulation time, the game went into overtime.

Decisive goal in the last sequences of the game

The first half of extra time did not change the table, but in the second part Algeria forced more and more. When everything seemed to be heading for the penalty shootout, Adil Boulbina struck decisively, scoring the qualifying goal in the final seconds.

Algeria will face Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria reached the knockout stages after finishing first in Group E with 9 points from a possible 9, 7 goals scored and only one conceded. On the other hand, DR Congo qualified from second place in Group D, remaining unbeaten before this duel.

Thanks to this success, Algeria will meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals, the team led by Victor Osimhen, in a fiery duel scheduled for January 10. The winner will play in the semifinals with the winner of the game Cameroon – Morocco.

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