Coach of the national team of Algeria Djamel Belmadi has revealed why they accepted to play the senior national team of Nigeria in a friendly game.
Both teams will clash later today in Austria in what will be a repeat of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations semi final game which Algeria won 1-0.
Beyond that the coach of the Algerian side believe the game will be a real test for his team as Nigeria is a very difficult side to play against as they are presently the second best team in the continent base on FIFA rankings.
“I opted for difficult matches because I believe the progress of a team depends on that “, the 44 year old coach said.
“ We could have accept to play against smaller teams but I had the requirement to play two prestigious matches against Nigeria and Mexico. Nigeria everyone knows they are the second best team in the FIFA/CAF ranking”.