 There was a little bit of hope restored for the Algerians after they beat Morocco 1–0 at home after a goal from Hassan Yebda but After they lost 4–0 to Morocco in the return leg, their manager resigned.Algeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the nightmare continued.After new coach Vahid Halilhodžić was appointed, he got a few decent results before the start of the World cup qualifiers.