Libya v Algeria, 31 July 1998
| Score | 3-1 to Algeria |
| Referee | Mourad Daami |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary round 1st leg |
| Venue | Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
View Libya v Algeria head to head
Abandoned due to rain on 70 minutes
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Libya
Manager: Abdeldjalil Heshani
Goals:
| Salem Tawergi | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Ah Aimen Akili for Ahmed Masli Farag | 46 |
| Salem Tawergi for S Abdulla Al Zuwan | 63 |
| M Fatih Ben Issa for M Omer El Maryemi | 67 |
Cards:
| A Ramzi Hussein | Y | |
| M Omer El Maryemi | Y |
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Algeria
Manager: Meziane Ighil
Goals:
| Mohamed Maghraoui | 55 |
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| Lakhdar Adjali | 77 |
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| Abdelhafid Tasfaout | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mohamed Khezrouni for Lakhdar Adjali | 46 |
| Rafik Safti for Mokhtar Adda Brahim | 66 |
| Fodil Dob for Mohamed Maghraoui | 82 |
Cards:
| Mokhtar Adda Brahim | Y | |
| Mohamed Maghraoui | Y | |
| Salem Harcheche | Y | |
| Abdelhafid Tasfaout | Y |