Algeria replace injured star, pick 2 new foreign pros, 4 local players

By Daily Sports on November 4, 2016

Algeria have replaced injured Adam Ounas and included two more foreign pros as well as four players from the country’s domestic league to their squad for a crucial World Cup clash in Nigeria.

New coach Georges Leekens had earlier named a squad of 18 foreign pros for the much-awaited clash.

Latest foreign call-ups are Sofiane Hanni from Belgian club Anderlecht, who is a direct replacement for injured Ounas and Jean Mehdi Tahrat, features for Angers in the French Ligue 1.

The four local league players are two goalkeepers – Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Bejaia)– as well as defenders Houari Ferhani (JSK) and Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (ES Setif).

The full 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers : Raïs Ouhab M’bolhi (Antalyaspor/Turkey), Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Béjaïa)

Defenders : Aïssa Mandi (Real Bétis/Spain), Faouzi Ghoulam (SSC Naples/Italy), Carl Medjani (CD Leganès/Spain), Hicham Belkaroui (Espérance de Tunis/Tunisia), Liassine Cadamuro (Servette Genève/Switzerland), Jean Mehdi Tahrat (SCO Angers/France), Houari Ferhani (JS Kabylie), Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (ES Sétif)

Midfielders : Adlène Guedioura (Watford FC/England), Saphir Taïder (Bologna FC/Italy), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04/Germany), Mehdi Abeid (Dijon FCO/France), Yassine Brahimi (FC Porto/Portugal), Sofiane Feghouli (West Ham United/England), Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier Hérault/France)

Strikers : Islam Slimani, Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City FC/England), Hillal El Arabi Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/Croatia), Rachid Ghezzal (Olympique Lyon/France-), Sofiane Hanni (RSC Anderlecht/Belgium) (mtnfootball.com)

•Photo shows Algeria against Cameroon

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 3, 2016


 

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