Algeria on Thursday qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon after defeating Seychelles 2-0 in the penultimate Group J match in Victoria.
In the team’s first competitive game since parting ways with coach Christian Gourcuff, the Fennec Foxes picked up a fine victory at Stade Linite to secure top spot in the group with 13 points from five matches, africanFootball.com reports.
The North Africans claimed the lead late in the first half through Yassine Benzia, who netted in the 41st minute to break the hosts’ stern resistance.
Just past the hour mark, striker Hillel Soudani made it 2-0 to effectively end the Pirates’ challenge.
Hosts Gabon and Morocco are the only two countries that had confirmed their ticket to the biennial soccer tournament.
Following criticisms that trailed the passage of a bill seeking to amend the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Act by House of Representatives, the lower chamber on Thursday said the exercise was done without any intention to favour any individual.
There were comments that the bill that was dropped by the Senate was designed to aid Senate President Bukola Saraki in his ongoing trial at the CCT.
The House Spokesman, Abdulrazak Namdas, while speaking during weekly press briefing on Thursday said the House was aware that if passed into to law, the bill cannot operate retrospectively.
Besides, the passed bill was consolidated in January from two bills that were presented on the floor of the House in November and December 2015, he noted.
He said: “We have a duty to do justice to all bills and that is what we did with this bill too. People should not allude any negative meaning to it.
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