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Joe Bray

Man City's Riyad Mahrez issues defiant Algeria rallying cry ahead of crucial AFCON showdown

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Riyad Mahrez has no intention of returning to Manchester City this weekend as he prepares Algeria for their must-win African Cup of Nations group clash with Ivory Coast.

Algeria are the defending AFCON champions, but are bottom of their group going into Thursday's final group fixture with just one point from their first two games. Defeat to Equatorial Guinea ended their 35-game unbeaten run, and left them facing an early exit from the tournament.

If Algeria don't win, they will be knocked out as a draw won't be good enough to qualify as one of the best third-placed finishers in the group stage. They are yet to score in their lacklustre opening two games against Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea.

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