AFCON 2008 Qualifiers : Guinea beats Algeria 2-0
ALGIERS, Jun. 16, 2007 (AMP) — Ghana 2008 (Qualifiers) : Guinea defeated Algeria by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
The result put the Guineans top of Group 8 with 8 points. Algeria is second with 8 points. In their last game, Guinea will meet Cape Verde on September 9, while Algeria will face Gambia.
Fixtures and Results : Group 8
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Overview
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 13 appearances (first in 1968)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982)
Guinea at the AFCON
- 8 appearances (first in 1970)
- 23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1963)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1976)

Algeria

0:2

Guinea
0:2 (0:1)
- 16 June 2007
- Algiers
Group 8
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 8 |
![]() | 8 |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | 5 |
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