Nottingham Forest midfielder Adlene Guedioura is set for an major international semi-final on Sunday.
His Algeria side saw off Ivory Coast on penalties to win at Egypt's Suez Stadium as they look to lift the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 1990.
Galatasaray and former West Ham United midfielder Sofiane Feghouli opened the scoring after just 20 minutes on the night as he attacked a low cross inside the area.
Guedioura started the clash and after just half-an-hour Mehdi Zeffane, a player who has been heavily linked with a move to the City Ground under Sabri Lamouchi , entered the frame at right-back.
But Algerian dreams were dented midway through the second half as Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodja struck to send the game into extra time and penalties.
Algeria already had Nigeria waiting to face them on Sunday in Cairo for what promises to be a fiesty semi-final contested by two of the favourites to lift the competition.
Although neither Guedoura or Zeffane were called for in the shoot-out, ultimately it was missed penalties by Ivorian duo Wilfried Bony and Serey Die that decided the tie on the night, sending Algeria into party mode as they progressed to the final four.
