This is after they had won against Egypt, Morocco and host Qatar that are seen as the best teams in the Arab world. This victory emphasizes North Africa's dominance in a tournament that served as a World Cup dress rehearsal for Qatari organisers. Defender of the Agerian team, Ilyes Chetti expressed his appreciation to the fans"…they supported us with all their might. Algeria's Arab Cup victory, however, reinforces their authorizations to defend their continental crown in January when they start their campaign Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone in Group E.Over 500,000 tickets were sold for the 32 matches across six stadiums which are all World Cup venues. The Arab Cup allowed Qatar's 2022 World Cup organisers to test operations and stage the matches in a bio-secure way through the introduction of Fan IDs and a local contract-tracing application.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2021 10:51 UTC