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AFCON: Nigeria Silenced By Last Minute Mahrez Stunner
Rufus Ike.
A Riyad Mahrez last minute curler has sent Algeria to the final of the 2019 AFCON final for the first time in 29 years.
The hero of the quarter final William Troost-Ekong, turned villain in the 40th minute after he deflected a cross which ricocheted off Collins from Mahrez.
With the aid of VAR, Nigeria got a penalty in the 71st minute which was converted the top scorer in the qualifiers Odion Ighalo.
Bennacer came close to winning it for the Algerians when his shot hit the post.
This means they will now face Senegal who won earlier today in a 120-minute encounter. A match where two penalties were won and both not converted.
Koulibaly got a yellow card which means he will miss the final.
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