Head coach of the Algerian national team, Djamel Belmadi says the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 will be very difficult.
Belmadi was speaking to CAFOnline on his reaction to the Official Draw that was conducted on Thursday in Abidjan where the north Africans were draw into an interesting Group D that consists of Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola.
What I can read from our group what many I think most coaches think, especially those who have worked a lot in Africa. It is the fact that there are no longer small teams in Africa,. Therefore, we expect that the matches will be complex and difficult, and we must prepare well for the group stage of the competition.
It will be a tough group for everyone but we always experience surprises in the Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria was a victim of a surprise exit from the first round in Cameroon, where we were the defending champions.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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