Al-Sadd striker, Baghdad Bounedjah rescued vital points for Algeria, the Desert Warriors, after scoring deep in injury time to hold high-flying Burkina Faso to a 2-2 stalemate at the Stade de la Paix in their second group stage game of the Total Energies CAF Africa Cup of Nations staged on Saturday evening.The 2019 champions came into the tie as favorites on paper and unsurprisingly pinned their opponents who used their moments to go two goals up and control the proceedings.The Desert Warriors who remain without a win in their last five games in the prestigious continental showpiece kicked the 2023 campaign on a low note playing out to a one-all draw against Angola while The Stallions (Burkina Faso) needed to beat Algeria to progress to the round of sixteen after a 1-0 opening day win over Mauritania##NAJAVA_MECA_7812004##The match in Bouke was all set for the Stallions to win until Lille midfielder Adam Ounas wiped in a cross from the corner kick that the former Etoile Sportive Du Sahel forward rose the highest to head past Antony Mandrea in Burkinabe post to draw the two times champions level.After a slow start to the first half that provided fewer chances for both sides, Akhmat Grozny striker Mohammed Konate gave Burkina Faso the lead in the 45+2 sending a bullet a header from close range that was followed by a VAR review to award the goal.Konate was at the right place at the right time when French Ligue 2 side Amiens SC forward Abdoul Tapsoba picked him with a long ball from the left flank of the field before heading home to give the 2013 runners-up a lead heading to the breather.🇩🇿 Baghdad Bounedjah 🇩🇿A brace gifts The Warriors’ front man a draw and makes him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 👏#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #ALGBFA | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/6D6ueRuQGU— Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023) January 20, 2024
