Mauritanian mega-shocker boots Algeria out of AFCON
Two major upsets in the simultaneous set of kick offs closing out Group D action ended up having different ramifications for Bundesliga professionals out on Tuesday evening. Edmond Tapsoba’s Burkina Faso found themselves on the losing end of their final group stage encounter with Angola. A 2-0 win for the Sable Antelopes means that Angola tops the group, but the Burkinabé Stallions are still through to the knockouts in second place. In the even more sensational result in the concurrent match, the West Saharan nation of Mauritania picked some night to make history. The Lions of Chinguetti won their first ever match in the three AFCONs in which they’ve participated. The 105th-ranked nation in the World FIFA rankings upset the 2019 continental champions 1-0. For the second consecutive tournament since winning the title, Algeria have failed in the group phase. Eintracht Frankfurt attacking midfielder Fares Chaibi and Borussia Dortmund left-back Ramy Bensebaini are both headed back to Germany in time for the weekend set of Bundesliga fixtures.
