On Thursday, rebounds from each team threw Group A wide-open, pushing the group’s most talented team into last place. That team would be Mali, who sit with one point after two matches.
For all the names Mali possesses in their potential starting XI, they seem to possess an inverse amount of tactical acumen in attack. As a result, Algeria had a relatively easy time protecting a first half, set play goal from defender Rafik Halliche. The Desert Foxes’s 1-0 win puts them within one point of the group lead while relegating the Malians to fourth.

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