RABAT, Morocco (Interstat) — Algeria opened its Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a decisive 3-1 win over Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday at Stade Prince Héritier Moulay Hassan.

The visitors established a commanding lead with three first-half goals. Substitute Zineddine Belaïd opened the scoring in the 19th minute, followed by goals from Fares Chaïbi in the 25th and Ibrahim Maza in the 32nd. Equatorial Guinea’s Nsue pulled one back just before halftime in the 50th minute.

The second half saw no further scoring but featured five yellow cards. The result matched the pregame projection from Interstat’s simulator. Algeria improved to 1-0 in the tournament, while Equatorial Guinea fell to 0-1.