Warriors worry Algeria

ALGERIA coach, George Leekens is taking nothing for granted when his side take on Zimbabwe in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group B opener at Stade de Franceville, Franceville in Gabon, on Sunday.

The North Africans are ranked fifth on the continent, compared to the Warriors’ 30th, and are blessed with an array of stars such as Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, the BBC African Footballer of the Year and Glo African Player of the Year.

Zimbabwe appears to be the weakling of the group, which also has the continent’s first and fourth-ranked sides Senegal and Tunisia, respectively.

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