WAFCON qualifiers: Algeria edge Cameroon 2:1

Algeria produced a spirited performance to claim a vital 2–1 victory over Cameroon in their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifying clash on Thursday in Bir El Djir. The encounter, which lived up to its billing as the day’s headline fixture, saw the Algerian side deliver a first-half masterclass powered by creativity, intensity, and precision. Inter Milan midfielder Ghoutia Karchouni opened the scoring for the hosts in the 23rd minute with a brilliant angled strike that left the Cameroonian goalkeeper rooted to the spot. The breakthrough lifted the Greens’ confidence as they dominated possession and dictated the pace of…