African Cup of Nations 1996 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Algeria 2–0 Sierra Leone

Thursday 18 Jan 1996 · Bloemfontein, South Africa (neutral)

Algeria2–0Sierra Leone

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Meçabih Meçabih

41′1–0Ali Meçabih Algeria
63′2–0Ali Meçabih Algeria

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Algeria: 1699 → 1731
Sierra Leone: 1647 → 1615

Expected score for Algeria: 57.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1980–2022.

Algeria wins: 2
Draws: 3
Sierra Leone wins: 1

Form either side

Algeria

Before

0–0 v Ivory Coast 26 Nov 1995 · Friendly
4–0 v Cameroon 28 Nov 1995 · Friendly
1–2 v Gabon 30 Nov 1995 · Friendly
0–0 v Ivory Coast 2 Dec 1995 · Friendly
0–0 v Zambia 14 Jan 1996 · African Cup of Nations 1996

After

2–1 v Burkina Faso 24 Jan 1996 · African Cup of Nations 1996
1–2 v South Africa 27 Jan 1996 · African Cup of Nations 1996
1–3 v Kenya 2 Jun 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–0 v Kenya 14 Jun 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
4–1 v Ivory Coast 6 Oct 1996 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1996

Sierra Leone

Before

2–0 v Cape Verde 25 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995
0–0 v Mauritania 28 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995
1–0 v Liberia 17 Dec 1995 · Friendly
2–1 v Liberia 6 Jan 1996 · Friendly
2–1 v Burkina Faso 15 Jan 1996 · African Cup of Nations 1996

After

0–4 v Zambia 24 Jan 1996 · African Cup of Nations 1996
0–1 v Burundi 2 Jun 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–1 v Burundi 16 Jun 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–2 v Tunisia 6 Oct 1996 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1996
0–4 v Morocco 9 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Zambia	3	2	1	0	+8	7
2Algeria	3	2	1	0	+3	7
3Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	-5	3
4Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Road through the tournament

Algeria

0–0 v Zambia Group stage
2–0 v Sierra Leone Group stage
2–1 v Burkina Faso Group stage
1–2 v South Africa Quarter-final

Sierra Leone

2–1 v Burkina Faso Group stage
0–2 v Algeria Group stage
0–4 v Zambia Group stage

Every Algeria v Sierra Leone match6

From Algeria's side.


11 Jan 2022	Sierra Leone	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
18 Jan 1996	Sierra Leone	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1996	Group stage
9 Apr 1993	Sierra Leone	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1993	—
29 Aug 1992	Sierra Leone	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1992	—
13 Jun 1980	Sierra Leone	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
31 May 1980	Sierra Leone	2–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—

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