Algeria’s hard-fought 1-0 victory over Togo away from home on Monday night sealed their fourth consecutive win in Group E, and with it, official qualification for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
With two games remaining, the two-time African champions are now on 12 points, and the only team with a mathematical chance of finishing ahead of the Dessert Foxes is Equatorial Guinea.
Algeria will now officially be qualified to compete in the AFCON finals for the eighth time in a row.
They will be making their 21st consecutive appearance in the continental championships in an attempt to win a third crown, which has proven to be elusive.
The tournament’s move to the continent’s north might provide the two-time winners—who won their first two titles in North Africa—with even more incentive.
They won their second TotalEnergies CAF AFCON championship in Egypt during the 2019 tournament, having won their first on home soil in 1990.
