Olympique Akbou come from behind to beat Ben Aknoun 2-1

Olympique Akbou beat visitors Ben Aknoun 2-1 in a match held as part of the fifth round of the Algerian Ligue 1, on 16 October 2026 at 17:30 Damascus time.

Ben Aknoun opened the scoring early through a goal from Abdelkader Tamimi in the 5th minute, putting the visiting side ahead during the first half.

But Olympique Akbou responded strongly in the second half, as Nasreddine Zaâlani equalised in the 56th minute, before Hicham Messiad added the go-ahead goal in the 58th minute, turning the result in their favour.

With this result, Olympique Akbou raised their tally to 4 points in 11th place after playing 4 matches, winning one, drawing one and losing two, scoring 4 goals and conceding 5.

Meanwhile, Ben Aknoun remained in 8th place with 6 points from 4 matches, winning one and drawing 3 without any losses, scoring 6 goals and conceding 5.