Algeria beat Morocco, celebrate with Palestinian flags
Algeria has won against Morocco in the Arab Cup championship, and the players’ celebrations brought the Palestinian cause to the heart of the stadium with the Palestinian flag and kufiya flying high.
Algeria’s National Team successfully managed to secure a spot in the FIFA Arab Cup semi-finals to face Qatar after beating Morocco (5-3) following penalties.
How did the match go?
Yacine Brahimi scored first for Algeria in the 62nd minute, only for Morocco’s Mohammed Nahiri to equalize two minutes later (64).
Algeria then took the lead again in extra-time with an amazing goal scored by Youssef Belaili from a distance, before Badr Benoun scored Morocco’s second in the 111th minute, sending the match to penalties, which ended with Mohamed Tougai scoring the crucial goal after Rais Mblohi saved Karim El Berkaoui’s penalty, the only miss of the shootout.
As the referee blew his final whistle, Algeria’s players celebrated their win by proudly raising the Palestinian flags and kufiyas to reinstate their unlimited support for Palestine and the Palestinian cause.
The Desert Warriors will play Wednesday against the Qatari National Team in the semi-finals with an aim to reach the finals and grasp the Arab Cup championship held in Qatar. On the other side, Tunisia will face Egypt to decide the finalist.
