Youssef Belaili has sight sets on winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria .
The biggest football showpiece on the continent kicks off in Ivory Coast on January 13th and the Desert Foxes will be one of the favourites
The North African giants lifted the title for only the second time in their history in Egypt in 2019 and Belaili expects good football to be on display in the 2023 edition.
“I expect the level to be good. African teams rely on physical aspects of the game, and we, in turn, have an excellent team. We will give our all to go far in the upcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations,” Belaili told the CAF website.
“We have an excellent team, and we will travel to Cote d’Ivoire to achieve a good result, and why not win the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of the Nations.”
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Belaili reflected back on the AFCON 2019 experience and his fondest memory was scoring against Senegal in the group stage in a 1-0 win, the same opponent Algeria would face in the final and win by the same scoreline.
“It was a good experience, and it delighted our people. That is always our goal—to bring joy to the Algerian people. We tell our fans that good things are coming, and we will make you happy in the future, he continued.
“My fondest memory is the goal I scored against Senegal. It was a beautiful goal, especially as it officially secured our qualification to the second round of the competition at that time.”
Algeria will begin their AFCON 2023 campaign with a Group D encounter against 2010 hosts Angola in Bouake.
