Manchester City have lauded their sensational winger Riyard Mahrez for leading Algeria to an easy 2-0 win against Kenya in their 2019 African Cup of Nation opening match on Sunday.
In a match that Kenya seemed to be absolute underdogs, Algeria took advantage and scored quick goals; in the 34th minute through a penalty by Baghdad Bounedjah before Riyard Mahrez closed the score with a stunner in the 43rd minute.
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At the sight of that, Manchester City took it to their official Twitter handle to congratulate their golden boy Mahrez for the job well done and specifically for the crucial goal for the Desert Warriors that saw them level their group C counterparts, Senegal in the standings.
That's our golden boy good beginning and good luck for the next games proud of you
🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿— Djebbar Yusuf Zineb Zeynep (Mrs Özdemir 💙 ) (@DjebbarZineb) June 23, 2019
The 2nd pride of ethics 🙏
— xXxRaouf044xXx (@RaoufCrtdz) June 24, 2019
Lovely!
— Salim Bouabid سليم بوعبيد (@BouabidSalim) June 24, 2019
Yes mahrez the best 🇩🇿❤
— El moh isco (@Elmohisco1) June 23, 2019
Algeria join Senegal on three points with 2 goals each, after Aliou Cisse’s side defeated Tanzania 2-0 earlier on Sunday. Mahrez will now lead Algeria on Thursday in their second match against Senegal before concluding their group stage match against Tanzania on Monday 1 July.