Algeria vs Sierra Leone Predictions, Kick-off Time, TV, Live Stream, Team News, h2h – CAN preview today | Today Headlines

Fennec Foxes and their Group E rivals Côte d’Ivoire are expected to seal the two automatic qualifying places for the round of 16, but an unknown Sierra Leonean side are hoping to cause upheaval in Cameroon.

John Keister’s side are just six players who have won ten or more caps and the country has only reached two previous CANs, but were tough to beat in a qualifying campaign that saw them recover from 4- 0 to draw Nigeria.

However, few countries participating in this year’s tournament can boast of Algeria’s power or winning pedigree.

The Arab Cup champions went undefeated in 2021 and sidelined Ghana 3-0 in a pre-tournament friendly.

Algeria vs Sierra Leone is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, January 11, 2022.

The Japoma stadium in Douala will host the match.

TV channel: The game will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Football, with coverage starting at 12:55 pm.

Direct: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match online through the Sky Go app.

Live Blog: You can follow the latest game updates with Standard Sport’s LIVE Blog.

Djamel Belmadi has excluded Rachid Ghezzal and Andy Delort from his squad for the tournament, but Algeria has no shortage of hitting options.

West Ham winger Saïd Benrahma may have to settle for a place on the bench with Al Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah flanked by Youcef Belaïli and Riyad Mahrez.

For Sierra Leone, former England international Steven Caulker is set to start at the back in a squad made up of right-back QPR Osman Kakay and veteran striker Kei Kamara, who has played for Norwich, Middlesbrough and more recently l Finnish team HIFK.

Algeria will try to start their crown defense with a bang and their opponents may be powerless to stop them.

The two teams have not met since Algeria’s 2-0 victory in the 1996 Nations Cup.