The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 victory over Syria in a friendly on Sunday, while Mali were last in action in September, having played out a goalless draw against Zambia.
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Algeria will host Mali in an international friendly at the Oran Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night. Both sides missed out on a place in the finals of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, having lost their playoff fixtures. Algeria lost to Cameroon on away goals after the two legged tie ended 2-2, while Mali suffered a narrow 1-0 aggregate defeat to Tunisia, back in March. Meanwhile, the hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 victory over Syria in a friendly on Sunday, while Mali were last in action in September, having played out a goalless draw against Zambia.
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Algeria got the better of Syria on Sunday courtesy of Djamel Belmadi’s lone goal 20 minutes from time. It was a tough game for the North African outfit as the Syrian’s showed great fighting spirit till the final whistle. The result helped the Desert Warriors to extend their unbeaten run to 13 games. After one more friendly against Sweden next week, the Fennec Foxes will begin their African Nations Championship campaign against Libya in January. Mali, on the other hand, since losing out to Tunisia in the third round of World Cup qualification playoff, have been near perfect even since and will be looking to continue in the same vein. Les Aigles have lost just one of their last eight outings.
Algeria boss Dhamel Belmadi has named a strong 24-man squad for the two friendlies with the likes of Said Benrahma, Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani and Ismael Bennacer all making the cut. Slimani, who is the nations top goal-scorer with 34 scalps to his name, is likely to lead the line with Ounas and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez in support. Bennacer, Zerrouki and Bentaleg could form the midfield-trio. As for Mali, Crystal Palace-man Coucoure could be a key man in the midfield alongside A Haidara and Samassekou. Coulibaly, Koia and Kone might form the front-three.
Algeria probable starting lineup: M’Bolhi, Bensebaini, Mandi, Touba, Atal, Bennacer, Zerrouki, Bentaleb, Mahrez, Slimani, Ounas
Mali probable starting lineup: Diarra, Traore, Fofana, M. Haidara, Sacko, A Haidara, Samassekou, Doucoure, Coulibaly, Koita, Kone
Algeria
| Opponents | Score |
| Syria | 0-1 (W) |
| Nigeria | 2-1 (W) |
| Guinea | 1-0 (W) |
| Iran | 1-2 (W) |
| Tanzania | 0-2 (W) |
Mali
| Opponents | Score |
| Zambia | 0-0 (D) |
| Zambia | 1-0 (W) |
| Sierra Leone | 2-0 (W) |
| Sierra Leone | 1-2 (W) |
| Mauritania | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 3 match results |
| Algeria 1-0 Mali |
| Algeria 3-2 Mali |
| Mali 2-0 Algeria |
The international friendly match between Algeria and Mali will take place at Oran Olympic Stadium on Thursday at 1:00 am IST.
| Algeria vs Mali | Key details |
| Date | November 16 (Algeria) |
| Venue | Oran Olympic Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Algeria | 8:30 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in Mali | 7:30 pm (Wednesday) |
For the Football fans in Mali, live telecast of the match will be available on ORTM Mali.
