AFCON 2019 Qualifiers : Gambia and Algeria play to a 1-1 draw
BAKAU, Sep. 8, 2018 (AMP) — Cameroon 2019 (Qualifiers) : Gambia tied 1-1 with Algeria (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
No goals in the first half and one each in the second, Ceesay ('49) for Gambia, Bounedjah ('47) for Algeria.
The result put the Algerians top of Group D with 4 points. Gambia is third with one point. In their next game, Algeria will meet second-placed Benin at the Independence Stadium on October 12, while Gambia will face Togo.
Fixtures and Results : Group D
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Overview
Gambia at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 17 appearances (first in 1968)
- 27 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982, 2010)
Gambia
1:1
Algeria
1:1 (0:0)
- 8 September 2018
- 16:30
- Bakau
Group D
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 |
 Benin | 3 |
| Gambia | 1 |
 Togo | 0 |
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