The more things change, the more they remain the same.
Despite attempts to play down its significance, Friday night’s clash between Nigeria and Algeria offered a chance for revenge.
It was only 15 months prior that Riyad Mahrez had stepped up, in the fifth minute of stoppage time, to arrow a free-kick in for the win at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. While the reality of the match as a whole, as well as the justice of the result, was undeniable, the popular sentiment at the time seemed to dictate the Super Eagles would have gone on to win the tie in extra-time.