For the comeback of Riyad Mahrez in selection, Algeria won against Equatorial Guinea (1-0), as part of the qualifications for the CAN 2025.
Absent from the Algerian selection from the last African Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year, Riyad Mahrez made his comeback this Thursday evening, against Equatorial Guinea, on the occasion of the 1era CAN 2025 qualifying day in Morocco.
A winning return for the former Citizen. If he missed a penalty in the first period, Mahrez delivered a decisive pass for the opening of the Houssem Aouar score (70e). At the end of the match, another former Lyonnais, Amine Gouiri, made the break (90e+5), thus sealing the victory of the Fennecs (2-0).
Algeria will have to confirm against Liberia in five days.
