Algeria have booked a tantalising quarter-final showdown with Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after edging past DR Congo in a tense encounter on Tuesday.
The Round of 16 fixture proved a tightly contested affair, with both sides failing to find a breakthrough during regulation time. After 90 minutes of end-to-end action, the match headed into extra time as neither team could be separated.
The deadlock was finally broken in dramatic fashion when Boulbina struck in the 119th minute, firing home the decisive goal to seal Algeria’s narrow victory and spark celebrations among the Desert Foxes.
The hard-fought win ensures that the 2019 AFCON champions will now face Nigeria in what promises to be a mouth-watering quarter-final clash.
The highly anticipated encounter is scheduled to take place in Marrakech on Saturday, with both teams eyeing a place in the last four of the competition.
Nigeria, one of the tournament favourites, will be wary of the threat posed by Algeria as two African heavyweights collide in a fixture expected to draw significant attention across the continent.
