CAN 2025: How has Algeria fared against their Group E opponents?

How has Algeria fared against their Group E rivals in CAN 2025?

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Algeria is aiming for a third title in theAfrica Cup of Nations (AFCON), having previously lifted the trophy in 1990 and 2019.

The Fennecs will play in Group E alongside Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan.

Below is Algeria's head-to-head record against their Group E opponents.

Algeria vs Burkina Faso

The two sides have met 21 times in the past. Algeria has claimed victory in 7 matches, Burkina Faso in 6, with 6 games ending in draws.

January 24, 1996: Algeria 2–1 Burkina Faso — Africa Cup of Nations

February 11, 1998: Burkina Faso 2–1 Algeria — Africa Cup of Nations

January 19, 2000: Burkina Faso 1–0 Algeria — Friendly

May 26, 2000: Algeria 2–0 Burkina Faso — Friendly

September 3, 2000: Algeria 1–1 Burkina Faso — Africa Cup of Nations

June 17, 2001: Burkina Faso 1–0 Algeria — Africa Cup of Nations

October 15, 2001: Algeria 2–0 Burkina Faso — Friendly

May 29, 2003: Algeria 0–1 Burkina Faso — Friendly

September 26, 2003: Algeria 0–0 Burkina Faso — Four-Nation Tournament (Algiers)

August 17, 2004: Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso — Friendly

February 9, 2005: Algeria 3–0 Burkina Faso — Friendly

February 28, 2006: Algeria 0–0 Burkina Faso — Friendly

November 15, 2006: Algeria 1–2 Burkina Faso — Friendly

June 2, 2013: Algeria 2–0 Burkina Faso — Friendly

October 12, 2013: Burkina Faso 3–2 Algeria — World Cup Qualifiers

November 19, 2013: Algeria 1–0 Burkina Faso — World Cup Qualifiers

September 7, 2021: Burkina Faso 1–1 Algeria — World Cup Qualifiers

November 16, 2021: Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso — World Cup Qualifiers

January 20, 2024: Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso — Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea

These two teams have clashed three times in history. The Fennecs and Nzalang Nacional have each notched one win, with one matchup ending in a stalemate.

January 16, 2022: Algeria 0–1 Equatorial Guinea — Africa Cup of Nations

September 5, 2024: Algeria 2–0 Equatorial Guinea — Africa Cup of Nations

November 14, 2024: Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Algeria — Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria vs Sudan

The two teams have faced off eight times. Algeria has secured three victories, Sudan has won twice, and three encounters ended in draws.

December 12, 1980: Algeria 2–0 Sudan — World Cup

December 28, 1980: Sudan 1–1 Algeria — World Cup

October 14, 1994: Algeria 1–1 Sudan — Africa Cup of Nations

April 24, 1995: Sudan 2–0 Algeria — Africa Cup of Nations

June 4, 2006: Algeria 1–0 Sudan — Friendly

December 1, 2021: Algeria 4–0 Sudan — FIFA Arab Cup

August 23, 2025: Sudan 1–1 Algeria — African Nations Championship