AFCON Qualification · Friday 25 September 2026 · Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Algeria 3–1 Zambia (25 Sep 2026): Result & Goals
Goals
- 2'
Jaouen HadjamAlgeria - 57'
Fashion SakalaZambia - 67'Ibrahim MazaAlgeria
- 74'Anis Hadj MoussaAlgeria
Pre-match prediction
81%13%6%
Algeria winDrawZambia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 17 between Algeria and Zambia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Algeria 8 wins, Zambia 5, 3 draws.
- Previous meeting: Zambia 3–3 Algeria on 25 March 2021 (AFCON Qualification).
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Zambia won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Algeria 1806, Zambia 1500 — Algeria were favourites.
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Switzerland2 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 3–3 vs Austria27 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–1 vs Jordan22 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 0–3 vs Argentina16 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 4–0 vs Bolivia10 Jun 2026 · International Friendly
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 0–5 vs Argentina31 Mar 2026 · International Friendly
- 0–3 vs Morocco29 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–0 vs Comoros26 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Mali22 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–3 vs Angola18 Nov 2025 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Zambia3–3Algeria25 Mar 2021 · AFCON Qualification
- Algeria5–0Zambia14 Nov 2019 · AFCON Qualification
- Algeria0–1Zambia5 Sep 2017 · World Cup Qualification
- Zambia3–1Algeria2 Sep 2017 · World Cup Qualification
- Algeria1–0Zambia6 Sep 2009 · World Cup Qualification
- Zambia0–2Algeria20 Jun 2009 · World Cup Qualification