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Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has been described as one of the best players in the world by Nigerian legend Taribo West.<\/p>\n
This comes after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that they have organized a friendly match with the African champions, Algeria.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles will face Algeria on October 09, before taking on former African champions Tunisia in another friendly match four days later.<\/p>\n
Mahrez, who won the CAF African Footballer of the Year award twice, has lifted the English Premier League title twice with Leicester City and his current club, Manchester City.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a great player, he is in good form and I hope that against Nigeria, we will see him even more efficient to enjoy his technique,\u201d West told Le Buteur.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consider him one of the best players in the world, that\u2019s why I\u2019m very happy with the organization of this match.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlgeria is a great football nation with enormous potential. Yes, of course, I would say it\u2019s a very good thing to organize this friendly match.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nigeria will be seeking revenge after losing 2-1 to Algeria in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals in Egypt with Mahrez scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth teams had a great African Cup and now it\u2019s time to review things in each squad. The two teams need to rebuild after having already met in the semi-finals, it is important to see each other in a friendly match,\u201d West added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two teams are very close and have very great players in their workforce. This will allow Nigeria to try to take revenge on Algeria, but the most important thing is to know how to learn from a meeting like this.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will see, it will be a friendly match, but Algeria-Nigeria has been and will remain an important meeting for the two teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Algeria will also take on Mexico in a friendly match on October 13 as African teams prepare for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers which are set to take place next month.<\/p>\n
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