AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Benin and Algeria tied at 1-1
COTONOU, Feb. 23, 1997 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Benin tied 1-1 with Algeria (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Algerians third in Group 2 with 4 points. Benin is bottom with one point. In their next game, Algeria will meet second-placed Ivory Coast on June 22, while Benin will face Mali.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Benin at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 9 appearances (first in 1968)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982)
Benin
1:1
Algeria
1:1 (1:0)
- 23 February 1997
- Cotonou
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Mali | 6 |
 Ivory Coast | 6 |
| Algeria | 4 |
| Benin | 1 |
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