A second half penalty converted by Baghdad Bounedjah was all that Algeria needed to beat Tunisia 1-0 in an international friendly match at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker on Tuesday night.
Algeria fielded Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez and Galatasaray midfielder Sofiane Feghouli to face a Tunisian side without Esperance players released from camp ahead of Friday’s Caf Super Cup.
The team's struggled to breach each other until the 70th minute when Bounedjah beat Farouk Ben Mustapha from the spot to decide the contest as the two teams prepared for June’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.