AFCON 2019: Nigeria Loses 1-2 To Algeria | NigerianMonitor

The journey of Super Eagles of Nigeria at the 2019 AFCON has come to an end after they lost 2-1 to Algeria in their semi-final clash on Sunday.

Algeria got an early lead in the 40th minute after defender, William Trost-Ekong scored an own goal.

Nigeria started the second half on attacking note trying to find the equalizer, but found a resolute Algerian defense that stopped all their attempts. Alex Iwobi tried from distance on the hour mark but missed the target widely.

Algeria tried depending on the counter attack, but couldn’t make a difference. And after 70 minutes the game took a turnaround. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) intervened to give Nigeria a penalty for a handball on Aissa Mandi. Odion Ighalo made no mistake from the spot to tie the game at 1-1.

A spectacular free-kick by Riyad Mahrez won it for the Algerian team. Mahrez, perfectly curled the ball into the back of the net.