African Nations Cup

Angola and Algeria progress

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Angola's Chara challenges Algeria's Hassan Yebda

Scoring Summary

Angola	Algeria

Teams

Angola	Algeria
13 Fernandes Carlos Alberto	16 Faouzi Chaouchi
15 Rui Marques	3 Nadir Belhadj
5 Carlos Manuel Goncalves Alonso Kali	2 Madjid Bougherra
2 Jamuana	5 Rafik Halliche
10 Francisco Zuela	14 Abdelkader Laifaoui
11 Sebastiao Felisberto Graca Amaral Gilberto	6 Yazid Mansouri
17 Jose Nsimba Baptista Ze Kalanga	15 Karim Ziani
8 Xara	19 Hassan Yebda
21 Alberto Jose Mabina	18 Hameur Bouazza
14 Campos Braume Manuel Abel Djalma	13 Karim Matmour
23 Manucho	9 Abdelkader Ghezzal
Substitutes
1 Joao Mamona Luis Lama	Mohamed Zemmamouche 23
22 Wilson Alegre	Slimane Raho 11
4 Dias Caires	Anthar Yahia 4
7 Job	Samir Zaoui 17
6 David Magalhaes	Rada Babouche 12
9 Pedro Manuel Torres Mantorras	Mourad Meghni 20
12 Johnson Pinto Macaba	Djamel Abdoun 22
16 Amado Flavio	Abdelmalek Ziaya 21
Substitutions
Dias Caires for Francisco Zuela (53)	Mourad Meghni for Hameur Bouazza (67)
Job for Jose Nsimba Baptista Ze Kalanga (64)	Djamel Abdoun for Karim Matmour (89)
Johnson Pinto Macaba for Manucho (90)
Yellow Cards
	Karim Matmour (15)
	Abdelkader Laifaoui (40)
· Squads: Angola | Algeria

Angola and Algeria both advanced to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup thanks to a goalless draw in Luanda.

With Mali beating Malawi in the other Group A match, a point apiece proved enough in a game that started brightly before petering out in the second half.

The hosts went into the match top of the pool and knowing a draw would be enough to guarantee their progress.

But their approach was certainly not one of containment as Gilberto and Jose Alberto both tried their luck from long range in the early stages.

Algeria should have been ahead midway through the half, though, after Nadir Belhadj's free-kick caught out the Angola defence.

Hassan Yebda failed to make contact with an overhead kick but the ball fell to Madjid Bougherra five yards out. However, he could not beat goalkeeper Carlos.

Gilberto fired a free-kick over the bar and, at the other end, Abdelkader Ghezzal beat Carlos to the ball but his touch was too heavy and he could not take advantage.

In the 26th minute, a superb free-kick from Ze Kalanga was heading for the top corner only for Faouzi Chaouchi to pull off an equally brilliant save.

The Algeria stopper should have been given no chance two minutes from the break when Kalanga picked out Djalma in the area but he did not strike his shot cleanly and Chaouchi saved with his legs.

The Desert Hawks began the second half on the offensive and Karim Matmour just failed to get a touch on Hameur Bouazza's wicked low cross.

Bouazza then poked wide from a tight angle on the hour mark but, with both sides looking set to book their spots in the last eight, the pace dropped markedly.

The only moment of concern for Algeria came with four minutes remaining when Jamuana's free-kick almost squirmed under Chaouchi.

Angola topped the group thanks to their victory over Malawi and two draws while Algeria finished level on four points with Mali but progress courtesy of their 1-0 victory over their rivals - the only match in which they have found the net.