With 6 points in two matches, Algeria approaches the two qualifying matches for CAN 2025 against Togo with full confidence. Petkovic’s men can get closer to qualifying but they will have to do without two senior members of the team.
A month after launching its qualifying campaign for the CAN in the best possible way, with six points taken out of six possible, the Algerian team faces the Togo team twice in less than four days, two crucial meetings which will be able to bring it closer to the final phase (which will take place in Morocco in December 2025). The first of these oppositions against the Epreviers takes place this evening in Annaba. In addition to the 3 points, the meeting has other important issues for Vladimir Petkovic. The Swiss coach of the Greens will still have to deal with several notable absences to compose his starting eleven. While Amoura (the Wolfsburg winger) has been restored, Youcef Atal and Ismaël Bennacer are injured for long periods and had to withdraw from this rally.
Two new faces and a returnee
The starting team will once again be reshaped, and given the opposition’s pedigree (Togo are 119th in the FIFA rankings), that won’t necessarily be a bad thing. Now seems a good time for Petkovic to carry out trials and judge alternative options. A few adjustments in the middle and in attack can only be beneficial. 10 offensive players were called up by Petkovic including Mahrez, Gouiri, Benzia but also two 19-year-olds, the newly selected Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) but also the returning Badredinne Bouanani (OGC Nice). It will therefore be interesting to see in action the players who have not yet played much with the selection.
USM Alger full-back Saâdi Redouani is also one of these new selections who will try to extend the good momentum of the Greens since the arrival of Petkovic. If last month Sayoud had his first cap at 34, Redouani will be 30 in five months. This Algeria team is therefore a nice mix of old and young, experienced and less experienced, and these African Cup qualifiers represent the best framework for shaping a group before other, more challenging prospects in 2025. (continuation of the World Cup qualifiers and CAN final phase). For its part, the Togo team no longer has players of great experience since the international retirement of Alexys Romao, but it shares with Algeria a point in common in these qualifications, it did not lose in these first 2 matches (2 draws for 2 points)
What time will the meeting take place?
The match between Algeria and Togo will take place at 9 p.m. this Thursday evening at the May 19, 1956 stadium in Annaba.
On which channel can you watch the Algeria – Togo match?
The meeting between Algeria and Togo will be followed this Thursday from 9 p.m. on the BeIn Sports 1 channel. The match will be led by a Malian trio, Jean-Jacques Ngambo Ndala and his assistants: Nabina Blaise Sebutu and Guylain Bongele Ngila .
What streaming broadcast for the match?
You can follow the meeting in streaming only on the dedicated Bein Connect platform. The match is broadcast from 9 p.m.
The probable composition of Algeria
The Fennecs eleven should be composed of:
Guendouz – Bensebaini, Mandi, Farsi, Ait Nouri – Boudaoui, Aouar, Zagence – Benrahma, Mahrez, Gouiri.