In 81 seconds … Mahrez scored the fastest goal in the 2025 African Nations

And it opened Mahrez The Algerian national team scored just 81 seconds into the game, in the first round of the fifth round of the group stage.

The goal came as a result of a quick fight, which started with a pass fromBaghdad Bounedjah For Mohamed El Amin Amoura, who sent a cross to Hicham Boudaoui, who also set up Mahrez, who shot directly with his left foot inside the penalty area, and put the ball in the net.

This is Mahrez’s seventh goal in the history of participating in the Cup African countriesAnd his first in the tournament since his last goal in the 2019 semi-final against Nigeria.

And they do The Algerian national team The tournament, seeking to return to the knock-out groups, after being excluded from the 2021 and 2023 groups, knowing that the group also includes the groups of Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea.