Togo revived their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when they defeated Algeria 2-0 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday night.
Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring in the first half before substitute Dove Wome sealed the win for the Sparrow Hawks as Algeria failed to convert their chances for the second match in a row.
The first chance of the match fell for the fennec Foxes in the 14th minute when Islam Slimani collected a trough-pass from Sofiane Feghouli, only to blast his shot wide of goal.
Adebayor had a chance at the other end two minutes later when he leaped over Essaid
However in the 31st minute, the deadlock was broken as Adebayor ran onto a headed pass from Salifou before slipping the ball past the stranded Rais M’Bolhi.
The Algerians pushed forward desperately after the break and in the 52nd minute Hilel Soudani’s header went wide after connecting with a Foued Kadir cross
Still, it was Togo who secured maximum points in added time as substitute Wome collected a through pass and raced into the box before sliding the ball past the goalkeeper.
The result means that Algeria will be eliminated from the competition after their final group match against Ivory coast, while Togo will fight it out against Tunisia as they look to finish in second place.
