A brace from newly crowned African Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez saved Algeria from defeat to unfancied Zimbabwe in their African Cup of Nations opener. In Sunday’s late game, Sadio Mane helped Senegal to victory.Algeria 2– 2 ZimbabweMahrez 12′, 82′ – Mahachi 17′, Mushekwi 29′ (pen)The Leicester City winger opened the scoring for Algeria in the 12th minute. Senegal play Tunisia in the second game of Group B tonight. The goal, combined with earlier strikes for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Riyad Mahrez means that the three players shortlisted for African Player of the Year have all scored in their opening games. The next round of fixtures in Group B are on Thursday, when Algeria play Tunisia and Senegal face Zimbabwe.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 16, 2017 13:04 UTC