The result left both nations on four points from two matches in Group C ahead of the day's other game, which saw 10-man Bahrain get off the mark with a 5-2 victory over India as Ismaeel Abdulatif scored four goals.
It was a miss the Egyptians would regret as Achiou snatched the winner to send the Algerian supporters into a frenzy and the Desert Foxes level onpoints with Cameroon at the top of Group C.