Mahrez leads Algeria's Nations Cup hopes

By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez will play his first match since being named African Footballer of the Year when Algeria take on Zimbabwe in Franceville at the African Nations Cup on Sunday. Mahrez will be key to Algeria's hopes of winning the tournament for the first time since 1990 but they will not have an easy path to the next round with former winners Tunisia and a strong-looking Senegal side also in Group B. 'Everyone has a chance to win the African Cup but it they have to prove it on the field," said Mahrez, who was named Africa's top player earlier this month after helping Leicester to an extraordinary Premier League title last season.
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