Algeria vs Libya Prediction: An easy start for the home team

The round of 1 match between Algeria and Libya in the Group A of the African Nations Championship will take place at Nelson Mandela Stadium. Algeria is the favorite of this matchup. We look into the full details of the match below.

At the Miloud-Hadefi stadium on Saturday, Algeria and Ghana played to a scoreless draw, marking the end of their final match before the 2018 CHAN competition. Madjid Bougherra's team, while controlling the game for long stretches, was unable to score the winning goal. Since beating Syria on December 17, in a match that marked the beginning of a five-game losing streak, the Fennec Foxes have not tasted victory in any of their competitions. Next, they'll have to take on an opponent who has won three of the last four matchups between the two sides. This will be Algeria's second appearance at the African Nations Championship, and they'll be looking to build on their disappointing showing in the group stage in 2011.

When Libya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo met on Saturday in a match that served as a warm-up for a larger competition, the Democratic Republic of the Congo defeated Libya by a score of 3-1. After taking the lead thanks to an own goal from Massour, the team managed by Corentin Martins responded with a goal from Mohamed, but a brace from Jean-Marc Makusu in the second half was enough to win the match. As a consequence of this, the Mediterranean Knights have now lost back-to-back matches for the first time in 2023. This comes after the Mediterranean Knights won their final involvement of 2022 against Tanzania by a score of 2-1. To achieve their goal of repeating the success they had at the CHAN in 2014, when they went all the way to the finals in South Africa, Libya is looking to get off to a winning start in this year's competition.

Algeria, who will be playing in front of their own fans, ought to be pumped up for this one and have faith in themselves to come out on top at the end of the match's full complement of minutes. We can tell that the hosts are going to come out on top, even if it is only by a small margin. Additionally, there is a chance that both teams may score in this encounter.