Algeria moves to Cotonou on June 9 to face Benin in the qualification for the 2014 World Cup. The Desert Foxes, who aims to be in Rio, are aware that it will not be easy to beat the squirrels on their land. For the central defender of the Greens, Essaïd Belkalem, they should be real warriors on the stade de l’Amitié to bring a positive result from Cotonou.
“The confrontation against Benin will be more complicated, a win or a draw would bring us closer to the qualification. We will conduct ourselves as warriors on the ground, and we let go nothing. “
“We know that the conditions of the next game will be different, including a lot of pressure on our shoulders, but we have enough experience to cope with. I must also say that I played very comfortably in the central axis of the defense beside Bougherra, whose presence gave a lot of confidence to the whole group. “