Congo and Niger shared the spoils in an entertaining match of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) clash in Oran on Friday.

Both sides created numerous scoring chances in the game but no team could find the net.

The Red Devils had the best chance of an uneventful first half as Mahamadou Djibo made a good low save from Borel Tomandzoto’s crisp strike at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium.

The Menas just about shaded the second half, as Faysal Abdoulaye and Bilyamine Moussa forced saves from Pavelh Ndzila and Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim skied an effort over the bar when well placed.

Striker Deo Bassinga thought he had won it for Congo in the final moments but his curled effort from the edge of the box that beat goalkeeper Djibo was ruled out by the VAR and the game ended goalless.

It was an end to end contest in the opening quarter of the game as both Congo and Niger searched hard in the attacking third.

The result means Congo are out of the competition as only one team from their three-team group will qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.

The Congo exit the competition after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in their opening game in the three-team Group E.

Niger and Cameroon will battle for a ticket for the quarter-finals when they clash on Monday at the same venue in Oran.

Kelvin Trudeau Musako

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