Two teams chasing Africa Cup of Nations glory will do battle today in a match between Ghana and Algeria. The tournament clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at the Estadio de Mongomo in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Ghana center-back Jonathan Mensah (via Goal): "I don't think any of us are afraid because this is football. The 2010 tournament was my first Afcon and Ghana lost 3-1 in the first game, but we were relaxed and we came back to win against Burkina Faso and we qualified. So, I don't think this is a new thing for us. We are just going to keep our calm and think about winning this game."
Algeria head coach Christian Gourcuff: "They have quality players like their captain Andre Ayew, whom I know very well from our time together at Lorient, and as everyone knows, he has lots of qualities and is capable of making the difference. We are not going to underestimate our opponent. Our objective remains the three points against Ghana to ensure qualification as soon as possible because it will be very difficult against Senegal a few days later."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Algeria's Sofiane Feghouli was instrumental in the team's 3-1 victory over South Africa. The 25-year-old has three goals and three assists in 16 league appearances with Valencia.
Ghana's Projected Lineup (3-4-2-1): Brimah; Mensah, Amartey, Awai; Rahman, Rabiu, Badu, Afful; Atsu, Ayew; Ayew
Algeria's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): M'Bolhi; Ghoulam, Halliche, Medjani, Mandi; Bentaleb, Lacen; Brahimi, Feghouli, Mahrez; Slimani
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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