Despite tipping his team and the Elephants to progress, the tactician is not oblivious of the challenge from the Leone Stars and Nzalang Nacional
Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi is not coy over the likely threat posed by Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
According to the draw conducted by the Confederation of African Football on Tuesday, the Desert Foxes must negotiate their way past Cote d’Ivoire, the Nzalang Nacional and the Leone Stars in Group E when the biennial African showpiece gets underway in Cameroon.
Weighing in on the chances of the reigning African kings, the 45-year-old tactician tipped his team and the Elephants to make it through to Round of 16.