The Limbe Stadium in Cameroon will play host to a heavyweight meeting between Cameroon and Algeria on Thursday, as the sides battle it out over two legs for a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup with kickoff at 8 pm.
Algerian champions ACES will be looking to make up for their disappointing African Cup of Nations displays when they host Gambia in Group J of Africa’s finest club competition.
The Desert Warriors were a shadow of themselves in Cameroon. They will be looking to pick themselves up after going out with just a single point from their three outings against Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Equatorial Guinea.
Standing in their way is an unbeaten opposing side in each of the seven previous meetings between the teams, although it is worth noting that only two have come in the last six years.
Cameroon defeated Ivory Coast in their final Group D match to win the group, finishing with a tally of 15 points from a possible 18. Ivorian players would have been disappointed not to have advanced past the Round of 16 on their soil. Only one African country has more World Cup appearances than the Indomitable Lions: Egypt.
Algeria and Cameroon, like their visitors, also did not participate in Russia four years ago. They will be eager to confirm their places at the 2018 World Cup in Qatar.
Cameroon vs. Algeria Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with hosts taking one win and one draw. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Burkina Faso 3-3 Cameroon
- Cameroon 0-0 Egypt
- Gambia 0-2 Cameroon
- Cameroon 2-1 Comoros
- Cape Verde 1-1 Cameroon
Away
- Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria
- Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea
- Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone
- Algeria 3-0 Ghana
- Tunisia 0-2 Algeria
Cameroon Team News
After taking over as manager from Toni Conceicao last month, Rigobert Song will be looking to get his tenure off to a winning start against Gabon on Saturday. Vincent Aboubakar scooped the AFCON Golden Boot award with eight goals in seven games, and he will be one of the players to look out for.
Algeria Team News
Thirty-five-year-old Rais M’Bolhi is on the verge of making his 100th appearance for Algeria, joining Lakhdar Belloumi as the only man to have reached the milestone.
Prediction and Odds
We project the match to be full of excitement with great chances at both ends of the pitch.
- Cameroon Win
- Goals Over 1.5
- Both Teams to Score
