MC Alger don finish di job. Di club don secure dia third consecutive league title after dem beat Olympique Akbou 2-1 for Stade Ali La Pointe for Algiers. Di victory give dem di crown with three matches to spare. Na Mohamed Bangoura wey score from penalty for stoppage time to seal di win.
Di match start well for MC Alger. Zakaria Naidji put dem ahead for di 27th minute. But Olympique Akbou no gree give up. Dem equalise for di 53rd minute through Toufik Addadi. Di game become tight as both sides push for winner.
For di 90th minute, corner kick come off hand of Olympique Akbou player Mohamed Chelfaoui. Di referee point to penalty spot. After some protest from OA players, Bangoura step up and fire di ball into top corner. Na im eighth league goal of di season. Di fans go wild for di remaining stoppage time.
Di win mean MC Alger don win dia tenth top flight league title. Di club dey on top of table with 14 points clear of second-placed JS Saouara. CR Belouizdad dey seventh but still mathematically fit catch dem, but dem get eight games wey dem need to win. If Belouizdad slip or MC Alger continue to get points, di title go don decide.
Di campaign don show consistency and discipline. Former head coach Rulani Mokwena, wey don already leave di club, also go get credit as di team wey im lead don continue dia dominance. Di run don show di squad fit maintain edge through di season.
Next big event for Algerian football na di Coupe d’Algérie final on May 2 between USM Alger and CR Belouizdad. Dat one go decide qualification for next season CAF Confederation Cup.
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