AFCON star tries audacious overhead kick exterior field – and it goes as anticipated

One Africa Cup of Nations star was left with egg on his face after audaciously trying an overhead kick exterior the field.

Algeria ahead Mohamed Amoura was being very optimistic along with his effort towards Burkina Faso. He’d watched from the bench as his nation fell behind in first-half stoppage time.

The Union Saint-Gilloise star was then launched on the break, with team-mate Baghdad Bounedjah equalising shortly after the restart. But Burkina Faso drew forward once more from the penalty spot by means of Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore.

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Bounedjah dramatically levelled as soon as extra within the ninety fifth minute, however there was nonetheless time for one remaining act – if you happen to may name it that. The ball was chipped ahead to Amoura on the left within the ninth minute of 9 added on.

Rather than bringing it down and looking for a team-mate, he noticed his identify within the lights and went for the acrobatic effort – regardless of being previous the nook of the 18-yard field.

As you’d count on, the shot went nowhere close to the objective. It as a substitute embarrassingly ballooned into the air and out for a objective kick.

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Amoura had a pained expression on his face as he circled to face his dissatisfied team-mates. And followers watching on at house had been equally unimpressed.

One questioned: “What goes through your head to do an overhead-kick from there?” Another joked: “Tell me it’s AFCON without telling me it’s AFCON.”

“He was trying to do Zlatan goal vs England,” commented a 3rd, with a fourth reacting: “Haha it’s like watching me back at school.” And a fifth quipped: “Me when I’m playing fives.”

Algeria’s second successive draw leaves their qualification for the knockout phases hanging within the stability. They do nonetheless subsequent play on Tuesday (January 23) towards Mauritania, who’re thus far winless.