Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Group E - Algeria v Equatorial Guinea - Stade de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon - January 16, 2022 Equatorial Guinea's Luis Nlavo in action with Algeria's Mehdi Tahrat REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
DOUALA (Reuters) - Esteban Obiang scored 20 minutes from time as Equatorial Guinea pulled off one of the great Africa Cup of Nations finals upsets with a 1-0 win over defending champions Algeria on Sunday.
The shock Group E result leaves Algeria bottom of the standings and needing a win in their last group game against the Ivory Coast on Thursday to stand any chance of advancing.
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