Top of Group I with four points, Algeria host Togo on Saturday in Tizi Ouzou. Forwards Mohamed Amoura and Ibrahim Maza are expected to lead the Fennecs’ attack, which must fix their fragility against counterattacks.
Algeria welcome Togo on Saturday 14 November at 19:00 GMT at the Hocine-Ait-Ahmed stadium in Tizi Ouzou, in the qualifiers. The information is reported by nigeriasoccernet, which highlights the expectation around Mohamed Amoura and Ibrahim Maza, two forwards presented as attacking assets against a Togo side joint-second in Group I.
The Fennecs go into the match top of the pool with four points, from a 3-1 win over Zambia and a 2-2 draw with Burundi. The record does, however, have a flaw: the two goals conceded against Burundi exposed a vulnerability to quick counterattacks, according to the same source.
Amoura and Maza, the attacking lever
According to nigeriasoccernet, Mohamed Amoura and Ibrahim Maza bring speed and creativity in attack.
Caution, though: no official lineup has been announced. Amoura is presented as expected, without his starting place being confirmed, and his partnership with Maza remains a pre-match hypothesis. No player or staff quotes are available at this stage.
Algeria also beat Niger 2-1 in a friendly on 6 October, nigeriasoccernet recalls. To stay top, the Fennecs will above all have to fix their vulnerability to quick counterattacks.
Togo, joint-second in Group I
Opposite them, Patrice Neveu’s men, the head coach’s side, share second place in Group I with Zambia on three points, after a 1-0 win over Burundi and then a 2-0 defeat to Zambia. An inconsistent run that keeps them in the Algerians’ slipstream.
The Togolese threat has several faces: Kevin Denkey and Karim Dermane are expected to be the main attacking dangers, according to nigeriasoccernet, which also names Fo-Doh Laba, Djene Dakonam and Lilian Brassier in the squad. The Algerian defence will have to contain these profiles, having shown signs of nerves against Burundi’s counterattacks.
For the Fennecs, the challenge is therefore defensive: avoid leaving space in behind against these forwards.
A double duel in three days
The two national teams then meet in Lomé on Tuesday 17 November 2026, three days later, for the return match. Two closely spaced games that could weigh on the hierarchy of a Group I in which Algeria have four points, and Togo and Zambia three.
For the Fennecs, the stakes are twofold: keep first place before the trip to Togo, and find defensive answers after the 2-2 draw with Burundi. The source stresses this vulnerability to quick counterattacks, a point Patrice Neveu’s Togo could exploit.