CAN U23: Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire beaten as Mali take control

Algeria suffered a 2-1 defeat by Eswatini in the first leg of the second and penultimate qualifying round for next year’s CAN U23 in Egypt.The Algerians took the lead before half-time at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, with Gaetan Bakhouche of Toulouse finding the net.