Africa Cup of Nations
Algeria 1-0 DR Congo
- Boulbina 119'
Match summary
Algeria beat DR Congo 1-0 in Africa Cup of Nations on Tue, 6 Jan 2026.
Goals — Algeria: Boulbina 119'.
Algeria had 57% of the possession and 12 shots (6 on target) against 6 (2) for DR Congo; corners 4-6, yellow cards 3-2.
In their last 2 meetings Algeria won 1, DR Congo won 0 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay EL Hassan. Referee: Mahmoud Mansour.
Match timeline
- 49'⇄In AbdelliOut BennacerSubstitution
- 62'⇄In MbukuOut EliaSubstitution
- 69'⇄In KakutaOut MukauSubstitution
- 70'⇄In BelaïdOut Ait NouriSubstitution
- 70'⇄In MoussaOut MahrezSubstitution
- 70'⇄In KayembeOut SadikiSubstitution
- 83'⇄In BounedjahOut MazaSubstitution
- 87'⇄In BalikwishaOut BongondaSubstitution
- 88'⇄In MayeleOut BakambuSubstitution
- 94'BelghaliYellow card
- 99'MoussaYellow card
- 101'MbembaYellow card
- 105'KayembeYellow card
- 110'⇄In PickelOut MoutoussamySubstitution
- 113'⇄In BoulbinaOut ChaibiSubstitution
- 114'⇄In ZerroukiOut BoudaouiSubstitution
- 119'BoulbinaAssist: ZerroukiGoal1-0
- 120'BounedjahYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
AmouraAlgeria · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.15
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes120
MbukuDR Congo · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes59
ChaibiAlgeria · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.14
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes112
BongondaDR Congo · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes86
BensebainiAlgeria · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes120
TuanzebeDR Congo · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes120
Lineups
DR Congo 4-1-4-1Algeria 4-4-2
Algeria
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
Substitutes
- 5Zineddine BelaïdDefender6.9
- 6Ramiz ZerroukiMidfielder
- 8Himad AbdelliMidfielder6.7
- 11Anis Hadj MoussaAttacker6.8
- 27Adil BoulbinaAttacker
- 9Baghdad BounedjahAttacker6.5
- 16Oussama BenbotGoalkeeper
- 1Anthony MandreaGoalkeeper
- 20Youcef AtalDefender
- 3Mehdi DorvalDefender
- 19Adem ZorganeMidfielder
- 24Ilan KebbalAttacker
- 12Monsef BakrarAttacker
- 28Redouane BerkaneAttacker
Unavailable players
- Jaouen HadjamMuscle injury
DR Congo
Coach: Sébastien Desabre
Substitutes
- 18Charles PickelMidfielder
- 25Edo KayembeMidfielder6.2
- 11Gaël KakutaMidfielder6.0
- 7Nathanael MbukuAttacker6.2
- 27Michel-Ange BalikwishaAttacker6.2
- 19Fiston MayeleAttacker5.9
- 21Matthieu EpoloGoalkeeper
- 16Timothy FayuluGoalkeeper
- 5Dylan BatubinsikaDefender
- 15Rocky BushiriDefender
- 3Steve KapuadiDefender
- 24Gedeon KaluluDefender
- 20Brian CipengaAttacker
- 23Simon BanzaAttacker
- 9Samuel EssendeAttacker
Statistics
AlgeriaDR Congo
Key statistics
57%Possession43%
0.7Expected Goals0.16
12Total Shots6
6Shots On Target2
0Big Chances Created0
4Corners6
17Fouls24
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides3
2Goalkeeper Saves5
462Passes Completed339
All statistics
83Attacks62
5Shots Off Target2
1Shots Blocked2
0Hit Woodwork0
1.15Expected Goals On Target0.17
24Free Kicks17
9Shots Inside The Box4
544Total Passes404
3Shots Outside The Box2
0.72Expected Assists0.27
4/26 (15%)Crosses Completed3/16 (19%)
281Passes Own Half227
289Passes Opposition Half193
26/61 (43%)Long Passes Completed34/61 (56%)
22Throw-Ins28
9Key Passes4
90Passes Into Final Third57
65Backward Passes66
6Goal Kicks11
5Interceptions8
0.16Expected Goals Conceded0.7
11/19 (58%)Tackles Won9/19 (47%)
24Clearances36
60Duels Won54
15/27 (56%)Aerial Duels Won12/27 (44%)
45/87 (52%)Ground Duels Won42/87 (48%)
24Was Fouled17
3/14 (21%)Successful Dribbles6/14 (43%)
11Was Dribbled Past8
3Final Third Possession Won5
140Possession Lost133
6Substitutions6
Previous meetings
1 Algeria1 draws0 DR Congo
Match information
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Prince Moulay EL Hassan
- Capacity
- 15,000
- Referee
- Mahmoud Mansour