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Historic goal! The latest goal in Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations history has been scored

Algerian national team player will never forget this goal

Football news 06 jan 2026, 14:09

Steven Perez Dailysports's expert

Historic goal! The latest goal in Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations history

https://x.com/OptaJean/status/2008612750856262121?s=20

06 jan 2026 11:00

AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria DR Congo

In the Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 clash against DR Congo, Adil Boulbina became a true hero for Algeria.

Details: Adil Boulbina netted the winning goal at 118 minutes and 9 seconds, and according to Opta, this strike is the latest ever scored by Algeria in AFCON tournament history.

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118 - Adil Boulbina a inscrit après 118 minutes et 9 secondes le but le plus tardif de l’Algérie en Coupe d’Afrique des Nations. Héros.#ALGCON #CAN2025 pic.twitter.com/Lf8m44m9xR
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) January 6, 2026

Thanks to this brilliant strike from the Algerian national team winger and Al-Duhail (Qatar) player, Vladimir Petković's side advanced to the quarterfinals, with Boulbina unexpectedly becoming the man of the match.

It's worth noting that in the quarterfinals, Algeria will face Nigeria. The match is scheduled for Saturday, January 10, at 17:00 Central European Time.

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