CAN 2025. Algeria – Togo: The Greens challenge the Togolese without two key elements

With 6 points in two matches, the Algeria approaches the two qualifying matches for CAN 2025 against Togo with full confidence. Petkovic's men can come very close to qualification but they will have to do without two key players of the team.

A month after launching its qualifying campaign for the CAN in the best possible way, with six points taken from a possible six, the Algerian team faces the Togo team twice in less than four days, two crucial meetings that could bring it closer to the final phase (which will take place in Morocco in December 2025). The first of these oppositions against the Epreviers takes place this evening in Annaba. In addition to the 3 points, the meeting has other important stakes for Vladimir Petkovic. The Swiss coach of the Greens will still have to deal with several notable absences to compose his starting eleven. While Amoura (the Wolfsburg winger) has been rehabilitated, Youcef Atal and Ismaël Bennacer are injured for long periods and have had to declare themselves forfeits for this gathering.

Two new faces and a returnee

The starting line-up will be reshaped once again, and given the opposition's pedigree (Togo are ranked 119th in the FIFA rankings), that may not necessarily be a bad thing. It seems like a good time for Petkovic to experiment and assess alternative options. A few tweaks in midfield and attack can only be beneficial. Petkovic has called up 10 attacking players, including Mahrez, Gouiri, Benzia and two 19-year-olds, the brand new signing Ibrahim Maza (Hertha Berlin) but also the returning Badredinne Bouanani (OGC Nice). It will therefore be interesting to see the players who have not yet played much with the national team at work.

USM Alger full-back Saadi Redouani is also one of the new players who will try to continue the good momentum of the Greens since the arrival of Petkovic. If last month Sayoud had his first cap at 34, Redouani will be 30 in five months. This Algeria team is therefore a nice mix of old and young, experienced and less experienced, and these African Cup qualifiers represent the best framework to shape a group before other more challenging prospects in 2025 (continuation of the World Cup qualifiers and final phase of the CAN). For its part Togo's team no longer has any players with great experience since Alexys Romao retired from international football, but it shares a common point with Algeria in these qualifications, it has not lost in these first 2 matches (2 draws for 2 points)

At what time will the match take place ?

The match between Algeria and Togo will take place at 9 p.m. this Thursday evening at the Stade du 19 mai 1956 in Annaba.

On which channel can you watch the Algeria – Togo match ?

The match between Algeria and Togo will be broadcast this Thursday from 9 p.m. on the BeIn Sports 1 channel. The match will be directed by a Malian trio, Jean-Jacques Ngambo Ndala and his assistants: Nabina Blaise Sebutu and Guylain Bongele Ngila.

What streaming broadcast for the match ?

You can follow the match in streaming only on the dedicated platform Bein Connect. The match is broadcast from 9 p.m.

The probable composition of Algeria

The Fennecs' eleven should be composed of from: 

Guendouz – Bensebaini, Mandi, Farsi, Ait Nouri  –  Boudaoui, Aouar, Zagence – Benrahma, Mahrez, Gouiri.