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Algeria vs Niger 2-1

Algeria flagAlgeria

2-1

FT

Niger crestNiger
  • M. Belloumi53'
  • R. Bensebaini (P)73'
  • K. Ndri12'
Kick-off
Tue, 6 Oct 2026 · 17:00 (UTC)
Venue
Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Goumey ONI. Harouna OFF
  2. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerV. Adebayor ONA. Wonkoye OFF
  3. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerY. Diori ONH. Adamou OFF
  4. 83’Yellow cardAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Boulbina
  5. 73’Penalty goalAlgeria flagAlgeriaR. Bensebaini2 – 1
  6. 70’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerI. Sani ONA. Camara OFF
  7. 70’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Abraham ONR. Alhassane OFF
  8. 65’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaF. Chaibi ONH. Abdelli OFF
Show 14 earlier events
  1. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Boulbina ONI. Kebbal OFF
  2. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaR. Bensebaini ONJ. Hadjam OFF
  3. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Bourabaa ONA. Aouchiche OFF
  4. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Abada ONS. Nair OFF
  5. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Chiakha ONM. Bakrar OFF
  6. 53’Goal!Algeria flagAlgeriaM. Belloumi1 – 1
  7. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Sabo ONY. Oumarou OFF
  8. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Wonkoye ONK. Ndri OFF
  9. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerH. Adamou ONA. Mohamed OFF
  10. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerI. Harouna OND. Sosah OFF
  11. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Moutari ONK. Amoustapha OFF
  12. 40’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaM. Belloumi ONI. Maza OFF
  13. 24’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerM. Amadou Sabo ONO. Badamassi OFF
  14. 12’Goal!Niger crestNigerK. NdriAssist: R. Alhassane0 – 1
  15. 1’Kick-off

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Algeria flagAlgeria4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 23Ramdane
  2. 25Nair
  3. 4Touba
  4. 5Belaid
  5. 13Hadjam
  6. 14Aouchiche
  7. 17Abdelli
  8. 24Kebbal
  9. 11Amoura
  10. 30Maza
  11. 22Bakrar

Substitutions

  1. 40’↑20 Mohamed Belloumi↓30 Ibrahim Maza
  2. 61’↑18 Adil Boulbina↓24 Ilan Kebbal
  3. 61’↑21 Ramy Bensebaini↓13 Jaouen Hadjam
  4. 61’↑26 Adil Bourabaa↓14 Adil Aouchiche
  5. 61’↑3 Achref Abada↓25 Sohaib Nair
  6. 61’↑12 Amin Chiakha↓22 Mounsef Bakrar
  7. 65’↑10 Farès Chaïbi↓17 Himad Abdelli

Unused substitutes 1 Melvin Mastil, 16 Kilian Belazzoug, 2 Samir Chergui

Niger crestNiger4 - 4 - 1 - 1

  1. 22Djibo
  2. 24Camara
  3. 13Abdouramane
  4. 3Sako
  5. 2Rahim
  6. 9Amoustapha
  7. 6Oumarou
  8. 14Mohamed
  9. 15N'Dri
  10. 12Badamassi
  11. 7Sosah

Substitutions

  1. 24’↑ M. Amadou Sabo↓12 Ousseni Badamassi
  2. 46’↑ A. Sabo↓6 Youssouf Oumarou
  3. 46’↑ A. Wonkoye↓ K. Ndri
  4. 46’↑ H. Adamou↓14 Ali Mohamed
  5. 46’↑17 Ibrahim Moussa Harouna↓7 Daniel Sosah
  6. 46’↑20 Amadou Moutari↓9 Kairou Amoustapha
  7. 70’↑4 Ibrahim Sani↓24 Aboubacar Camara
  8. 70’↑26 Adamou Abraham↓ R. Alhassane
  9. 90+2’↑23 Abdoul-Latif Djibril Goumey↓17 Ibrahim Moussa Harouna
  10. 90+2’↑10 Victorien Adebayor↓ A. Wonkoye
  11. 90+2’↑18 Yac Diori↓ H. Adamou

Unused substitutes 1 Issiaka Kanta, 16 Abiboulaye Hainikoye, 21 Alhabib Hassane Abdou, 25 Hamza Boubacar

Match facts

Competition
International Friendlies
Round
Friendly International
Date
Tue, 6 Oct 2026
Kick-off
17:00 (UTC)
Venue
Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Algeria flag

Algeria

  1. W
  2. L
  3. W
  4. D
  5. L
Niger crest

Niger

  1. D
  2. L

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Head to head

Algeria flag
5Wins
1Draws
0Wins
Niger crest

18 goals2 goals

Last 5 meetings

  • 2025African Nations ChampionshipAlgeria flagAlgeria0 - 0Niger crestNiger
  • 2023Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationAlgeria flagAlgeria1 - 0Niger crestNiger
  • 2023Africa Cup of Nations - QualificationAlgeria flagAlgeria2 - 1Niger crestNiger
  • 2023African Nations ChampionshipAlgeria flagAlgeria5 - 0Niger crestNiger
  • 2021World Cup - Qualification AfricaAlgeria flagAlgeria4 - 0Niger crestNiger

6 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Algeria flagAlgeria
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
1.8
Niger crestNiger
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored / match
0.5
Conceded / match
1.0

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  • Algeria flagAlgeriaResult0%
  • Draw0%
  • Niger crestNiger0%

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What happened

Match report

Algeria came from behind to beat Niger 2-1 in Tizi Ouzou, with R. Bensebaini's 73rd-minute penalty deciding it after Niger had led at the break.

Niger struck first in the 12th minute when K. Ndri finished from R. Alhassane to make it 1-0. Algeria made one change in the 40th minute and levelled in the 53rd minute through M. Belloumi, who had come on in the 40th minute. The half-time score was 1-0 to Niger.

Niger made five changes at the start of the second half. Algeria made five on 61 minutes and another on 65 minutes. Algeria's equaliser was followed by the winner on 73 minutes, when Bensebaini converted after coming on in the 61st minute. Niger also made two changes on 70 minutes and three more in stoppage time, but they did not get back on terms.

A. Boulbina was booked for Algeria in the 83rd minute. There were no sending-offs.

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Match record

Competition
International Friendlies
Round
Friendly International
Kick-off
Venue
Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou
Match ID
cornerflick:match:algeria-vs-niger-friendly-2026-10-06

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22 events

  1. 12’Goal!Niger crestNigerK. NdriAssist: R. Alhassane0 – 1
  2. 24’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerM. Amadou Sabo ONO. Badamassi OFF
  3. 40’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaM. Belloumi ONI. Maza OFF
  4. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Sabo ONY. Oumarou OFF
  5. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Wonkoye ONK. Ndri OFF
  6. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerH. Adamou ONA. Mohamed OFF
  7. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerI. Harouna OND. Sosah OFF
  8. 46’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Moutari ONK. Amoustapha OFF
  9. 53’Goal!Algeria flagAlgeriaM. Belloumi1 – 1
  10. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Boulbina ONI. Kebbal OFF
  11. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaR. Bensebaini ONJ. Hadjam OFF
  12. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Bourabaa ONA. Aouchiche OFF
  13. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Abada ONS. Nair OFF
  14. 61’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Chiakha ONM. Bakrar OFF
  15. 65’SubstitutionAlgeria flagAlgeriaF. Chaibi ONH. Abdelli OFF
  16. 70’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerI. Sani ONA. Camara OFF
  17. 70’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Abraham ONR. Alhassane OFF
  18. 73’Penalty goalAlgeria flagAlgeriaR. Bensebaini2 – 1
  19. 83’Yellow cardAlgeria flagAlgeriaA. Boulbina
  20. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerA. Goumey ONI. Harouna OFF
  21. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerV. Adebayor ONA. Wonkoye OFF
  22. 90+2’SubstitutionNiger crestNigerY. Diori ONH. Adamou OFF