Captain Riyad Mahrez scored as Algeria defeated Tunisia 2-0 in an international friendly to create a record 27-match unbeaten run by an African national team.
An Ivory Coast side that included Yaya and Kolo Toure and Didier Drogba set a 26-match benchmark in 2013, and Algeria began their remarkable run by winning 4-1 away to Togo five years later.
Popularly known as the Desert Foxes, the North Africans set the record by winning 20 matches, drawing seven, scoring 58 goals and conceding 17.
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Having broken the African record, Coach Djamel Belmadi can now adjust his sights to the 36-match world mark set by then world champions Brazil in 1996.
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