{"id":5691,"date":"2026-01-10T20:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/algeria-extend-nigeria-hoodoo-in-africa-cup-of-nations\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:45:40","slug":"algerije-verlengt-nigerias-hoodoo-in-de-afrika-cup-van-naties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/algerije-verlengt-nigerias-hoodoo-in-de-afrika-cup-van-naties\/","title":{"rendered":"Algerije verlengt de Nigeriaanse vloek in de Afrika Cup van Naties."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algerije heeft opnieuw bewezen de moeilijkste tegenstander van Nigeria te zijn op de Afrika Cup van Naties, en verlengt een langdurige trend die nu al <strong>34 jaar<\/strong> in de competitie duurt.<\/p>\n<p>De laatste herinnering kwam in de <strong>2019 Afrika Cup van Naties<\/strong>, toen Algerije Nigeria nipt versloeg <strong>2-1<\/strong> in de halve finale op <strong>14 juli 2019<\/strong>, waarmee ze hun plaats in de finale veiligstelden. 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