Rabat (Morocco), Dec. 25 -- Riyad Mahrez's double helped Algeria to a dominant victory over 10-man Sudan in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group E opener here.
The North Africans lifted the title in 2019 but have failed to progress past the group stage at the past two editions of the finals.
According to BBC sport, former Manchester City winger Mahrez gave his side an ideal start with a trademark left-footed curling strike from 12 yards after being teed up by Hicham Boudaoui's smart backheel on Wednesday.
Yaser Awad Boshara twice called Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane into action but Sudan's task got harder when Salah Adel was sent off for a second bookable offence six minutes before the break.
Mahrez, 34, doubled the lead just after t...