Rabah Madjer, former Algerian footballer, believes that Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria will be the teams to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Madjer expressed his hope that Algeria, with its potential, would secure qualification, while he predicts Cameroon to clinch the Brazilian ticket against Tunisia. He anticipates that Ghana, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast will face no significant difficulty in validating their World Cup qualification.
Reflecting on the first leg between Burkina Faso and Algeria, Madjer downplayed the two goals scored by the Fennecs in Ouagadougou, stating that they should not be considered a decisive advantage. Instead, he emphasized the importance for Algeria to score multiple goals in the second leg, expressing confidence in the team’s attacking capabilities.
Rabah Madjer gained fame for his decisive backheel goal in the 1987 European Champion Clubs’ Cup final with FC Porto against Bayern Munich. The gesture became iconic and is commonly referred to as the “Madjer.”
