After Angola held them to a draw, Algeria became the most recent 2024 Africa Cup of Nations competitor to have a difficult start to the competition.
The Algerians were ahead in the first half thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah, but Mabululu’s penalty on the hour brought them back.
They are now the fourth team after Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon to draw their opening game.
Tuesday marked the commencement of Burkina Faso and Mauritania’s campaigns, and this was the opening match in Group D.
Algeria, led by former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, entered the match as the favorites after winning the 2019 Afcon.
