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The 2021 Affcon is most likely the last tournament Islam Slimani will take part in. But, surely for the 33-year-old, nothing would be better to cap a scintillating international career than helping your country defend the title. afcon2021 afcon

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is most likely the last tournament Islam Slimani will take part in. But, surely for the 33-year-old, nothing would be better to cap a scintillating international career than helping your country defend the title.

One with an eye for goal, the lanky striker started banging in goals for Algeria a month after his debut in June 2012 scoring the third goal against Rwanda in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. And since then, he would never misplace his scoring boots scoring against Mali and Gambia in the following games.

But a year late at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Slimani led by example scoring against South Korea and Russia, helping the teamqualify for the knockout stages of the tournament – a rare feat for African team in the quadrennial football spectacle. The held their own in the against to the eventual champions Germany, eventually losing 2-1.

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