Veteran forward Islam Slimani’s goal five minutes before half-time was the only difference between Algeria and Cameroon as the former beats the later 1-0 in Douala on Friday in the first leg of a World Cup play-off.
Despite 11 minutes of added Cameroon couldn’t find the equalizer to avoid missing successive World Cups, they must win in Blida on Tuesday
Cameroon hold the record for World Cup appearances by an African nation with seven and have not missed two in a row since first qualifying in 1982.
In Bamako, Mali defender Moussa Sissako conceded an own-goal and was sent off within four minutes as they lost 1-0 to Tunisia and now stand little chance of going to the World Cup for the first time.
