African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Algeria 5–0 Botswana

Monday 29 Mar 2021 · Algiers, Algeria

Algeria5–0Botswana

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Zeffane Feghouli Mahrez Bounedjah Boulaya

24′1–0Mehdi Zeffane Algeria
58′2–0Sofiane Feghouli Algeria
64′3–0Riyad Mahrez Algeria · penalty
72′4–0Baghdad Bounedjah Algeria
88′5–0Farid Boulaya Algeria

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Algeria

16Alexandre OukidjaGK
2Aïssa MandiDF ↓71′
4Djamel BenlamriDF ↓77′
18Mehdi ZeffaneDF●
21Ramy BensebainiDF
7Riyad MahrezMF●
10Sofiane FeghouliMF●
19Ramiz ZerroukiMF
22Saïd BenrahmaMF ↓61′
22Ismaël BennacerMF ↓61′
13Islam SlimaniFW ↓61′

Came on

11Farid Boulaya●↑61′
8Youcef Belaïli↑61′
9Baghdad Bounedjah●↑61′
26Abdelkader Bedrane↑71′
24Naoufel Khacef↑77′

Botswana

Came on

11Mogakolodi Ngele↑55′
7Thatayaone Kgamanyane↑55′

Elo

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

Algeria: 1850 → 1853
Botswana: 1400 → 1397

Expected score for Algeria: 96% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 2019–2025.

Algeria wins: 4
Draws: 0
Botswana wins: 0

Form either side

Algeria

Before

1–0 v Nigeria 9 Oct 2020 · Friendly
2–2 v Mexico 13 Oct 2020 · Friendly
3–1 v Zimbabwe 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
2–2 v Zimbabwe 16 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
3–3 v Zambia 25 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

After

4–1 v Mauritania 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–0 v Mali 6 Jun 2021 · Friendly
2–0 v Tunisia 11 Jun 2021 · Friendly
5–1 v Liberia 17 Jun 2021 · Friendly
8–0 v Djibouti 2 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Botswana

Before

0–0 v Zimbabwe 15 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–1 v Algeria 18 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
1–2 v Zambia 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
1–0 v Zambia 16 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
0–1 v Zimbabwe 25 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

After

0–1 v South Africa 6 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
4–0 v Lesotho 10 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–2 v Zambia 13 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–1 v Eswatini 14 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–1 v Libya 1 Jun 2022 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2022

Road through the tournament

Algeria

3–3 v Zambia 25 Mar 2021
5–0 v Botswana 29 Mar 2021

Botswana

0–1 v Zimbabwe 25 Mar 2021
0–5 v Algeria 29 Mar 2021

Every Algeria v Botswana match4

From Algeria's side.


4 Sep 2025	Botswana	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
21 Mar 2025	Botswana	3–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
29 Mar 2021	Botswana	5–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
18 Nov 2019	Botswana	1–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN