Algeria will be looking to finish their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign unbeaten in Group E when they host Liberia at the Hocine Ait Ahmed Stadium on Sunday, November 17. Kick-off is at 6pm CAT SA, GMT2 The Fennec Foxes have already booked their place at the tournament in Morocco as group winners after collecting 13 points from their opening five matches. However, their 100 per cent record came to an end on November 14 with a 0-0 draw against Equatorial Guinea in Malabo, where temperatures reached 30C in the early afternoon and the players had to deal with 85 per cent humidity on the pitch. The stalemate halted a five-game winning streak for Petkovics side, who suffered their first defeat under the Bosnian against Guinea 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on June 6. Algeria ran out emphatic 3-0 victors in the reverse fixture two months ago in Monrovia and Petkovic will be keen to do the double over Liberia in a bid to remain unbeaten in qualifying. Thomas Kojo will just be looking to steady the ship following the departure of Mario Marinica as head coach of the Lone Stars last month. Marinica steered his team to the group stages with a 2-0 aggregate win over Djibouti in March, but failed to pick up a win in his next four games. A 2-1 loss to the National Thunder on October 14 was the final straw for the Liberia Football Association, who replaced him with Kojo for the final two qualifiers. Kojo began his interim tenure with a 1-0 triumph over Togo on November 13 and will be looking to pose a stronger challenge to the North Africans in Tizi Ouzou.
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