Kenyan international Anthony Akumu has tipped reigning African champions Algeria to retain their African Cup of Nations title come Sunday 6 February.The former Gor Mahia midfielder has joined many bookmakers who have predicted that Algeria will extend their unbeaten run since the 2019 edition to ensure the title remain in their country.@KaizerChiefs Khosis are you ready for our very own “XAVI HERNANDEZ “Every 60 minutes beke le beke.The super sub himself ” Anthony Akumu” pic.twitter.com/aKBiJSYLmd— Phefo Promise (@Promise_TJ) November 25, 2021 Akumu was recently recalled back into the Harambee Stars squad that registered a draw against Uganda and beat Rwanda in the final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.Speaking to Kaizer Chiefs’ official portal, Akumu noted that Algeria’s pedigree in the tournament will come in handy but was also disappointed failed to qualify for AFCON with Kenya. 4.20 Gabon 3.10 Ghana 2.15 “Algeria always do well in the tournament and their experience will count a lot in this year’s tournament. I’m very disappointed that Kenya did not qualify for the tournament because it would have been great to be in Cameroon showcasing our talent. We hope to do better next time and qualify for the next edition of Afcon,” said Akumu.Akumu’s Covid-19 stricken Kaizer Chiefs request to play in 2022Following the barren draw against Sierra Leone, Algeria extended their unbeaten run to 35 just three shy and will be looking to bounce back to winning ways with a win over Equatorial Guinea.Should they avoid defeat in their next three games they will have broken the longest national team unbeaten streak currently sits at 37 games, set recently by an Italy team that went three years without a loss from 2018 to 2021.
