Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 0-1 Algeria: 5 Hits and Flops as the Desert Warriors clinch first title in 29 years

#3 Flop - Riyad Mahrez

Mahrez did not do too much in the final

It might seem a tad harsh to name the captain of the winning team as a flop, but the hard fact of the matter is that Riyad Mahrez contributed next to nothing in Algeria’s triumph against Senegal.

The 28-year-old is currently the second most expensive African player in history and one of the very best on the planet, and Algeria’s hopes heading into the tournament were mostly on his shoulders.

However, his performances prior to the final were above average at most; apart from the semifinal game with Nigeria where the Manchester City man squeezed the game by the scruff of the neck.

He would have been hoping to tow the same line against Senegal, but that failed to happen as the 28-year-old was nothing more than a spectator for most of the match, with Youssouf Sabaly keeping him quiet for the entirety of the fixture.

In total, Algeria were able to fashion just two shots for the entirety of the 90 minutes, with none coming off the boots of their skipper, and while he might have lifted a long awaited Nations Cup trophy, on a deeper reflection, Mahrez would know he did not do enough.