"Riyad Mahrez has confirmed that the current edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will be his last as he seeks continental glory again with Algeria. The 34-year-old won the 2019 edition of the tournament, while he has scored nine goals and provided two assists in 23 appearances at the competition. Mahrez has netted three goals in three appearances at the 2025 AFCON, averaging a goal every 70 minutes in this edition. This comes after not scoring a single goal across a combined 479 minutes played in the previous two editions (2021 and 2023)."
"Algeria are third favourites to win this year's tournament, according to the Opta supercomputer. They have been given a 14.3% chance of lifting the trophy, behind Senegal at 16.4% and hosts Morocco at 22.7%. Ahead of their quarter-final tie against Nigeria, Mahrez revealed that this would be his final continental quest with Algeria. "This will be my last AFCON," said Mahrez. "I want to win the Africa Cup of Nations again with this generation - I really want it.""
"On Algeria's way to glory in 2019, Mahrez produced a moment of magic in their semi-final victory over upcoming opponents Nigeria. With the game seemingly heading to extra time, Mahrez found the top-left corner with a free-kick in the 95th minute to send Algeria to the final. However, the former Manchester City winger anticipates a different matchup this time around. "This match against Nigeria will be very different from the one in 2019. That was in Egypt, with different players, a different style of play, and a different journey," added Mahrez. "The current Nigerian team is better offensively than the one in 2019. There are a lot of talented players in this squad. "We also have a very good team, and we'll give everything to make our fans happy. It's"
Riyad Mahrez confirmed that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be his final AFCON campaign as he seeks another continental title with Algeria. He won the tournament in 2019 and has recorded nine goals and two assists across 23 AFCON appearances. Mahrez has scored three goals in three matches at the 2025 edition, averaging a goal every 70 minutes, after failing to score in 479 combined minutes in 2021 and 2023. Opta rates Algeria third favourites with a 14.3% chance of winning. Mahrez warned that Nigeria are stronger offensively and vowed that Algeria will give everything for the fans.
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