Algeria successfully kept alive their hopes of winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 on home soil as they booked their place in the semifinals of the competition following a gritty 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast on Friday night.In the last 8 clash played at the newly built Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, the Desert Foxes overcame early drama in the match as they delivered a late sucker punch to the Elephants who were sent packing courtesy of an injury time Aymen Mahious penalty kick that left the Algerian crowd in a frenzy.FULL-TIME! ⏰ 🇩🇿 Algeria 1-0 Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 A late Aimen Mahious penalty gives Algeria the victory in our first quarter-final of the day! 🔥 #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 | #ALGCIV pic.twitter.com/wOQXwl91xO— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 Before the goal though, the encounter looked set to be determined beyond the ninety minutes of the game as both sides had resolutely proven upto the task, until the late penalty awarded to the home team after the intervention of VAR which advised centre referee Abdel Aziz Bouh to review the incident.Having had the second look, the referee pointed to the spot and Mahious, who had been fouled, dusted himself up before coolly slotting into the bottom corner to ensure his side become the first outfit to book their place in the semifinals.🇩🇿 ➡️ FINAL 4️⃣The hosts are the first #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 semifinalists 🔥@LesVerts pic.twitter.com/qnQy0OYXDJ— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2023 More to follow…
