Said Benrahma was hungry against Togo on Thursday evening. The OL winger scored twice against the Eperviers during the CAN 2025 qualifiers. He notably took responsibility from the penalty spot, frustrating Houssem Aouar in the process.
The Algerian team owes a lot to OL and its former team, most of the Algerian goals being scored by pure Rhone players at the moment. This was the case Thursday evening during the 5-1 success against Togo. Lyon winger Said Benrahma scored twice while the two former residents of the Rhone training center Houssem Aouar and Amine Gouiri also scored. This Lyon armada facilitates the work of coach Vladimir Petkovic to create automatisms. However, a technical relationship does not necessarily mean cordial understanding.
Benrahma and Aouar compete for a penalty
Against Togo, a small tense episode occurred between a Lyonnais and an ex-Lyonnais. Indeed, on the penalty for the second goal, Riyad Mahrez let Said Benrahma execute the sentence. But Houssem Aouar was not of this opinion and he tried to recover the ball. The Al-Ittihad midfielder came up against a clear refusal from Benrahma, who gave the advantage to the Fennecs himself.
Filmed and posted on social networks, the short discussion between the two men did not degenerate. Nevertheless, this illustrates the great diversity of egos in the Algerian national team. A point that Vladimir Petkovic will have to manage as best as possible to allow the Fennecs to return to the top of the hierarchy on the African continent.
