Algeria names 23-man squad for Nigeria clash
Algeria national team coach, Rabah Madjer has named a strong 23-man squad to feature in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on November 10.
Nigeria had already secured qualification to the Mundial with a home win over Zambia on the preceding match-day, which gave the West Africans an unassailable 5 points lead ahead of the Southern Africans in second place.
Leicester City duo Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani, FC Porto’s Yacine Brahimi and Schalke 04 forward Nabil Bentaleb headlines the squad list released by the tactician
However, the 58-year-old left out stars like AS Monaco’s Rachid Ghezzal, Rais M’Bolhi, Djamel Benlamri and Sofiane Feghouli from the squad.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers:
Faouzi Chaouchi (MC Algiers, Algeria), Chamseddine Rahmani
(CS Constantine, Algeria), Abdelkadir Salhi (CR Belouizdad,
Algeria).
Defenders :
Mohamed Khouthir Ziti (ES Setif, Algeria), Youcef Attal (KV
Kortrijk, Belgium), Faouzi Ghoulam (SSC Napoli, Italy), Houari
Ferhani (JS Kabylie, Algeria), Aissa Mandi (Betis Sevilla,
Spain), Liassine Cadamuro (Nîmes Olympique, France), Rami
Bensebaini (Stade Rennais, France), Ayoub Abdellaoui (USM
Alger, Algeria), Carl Medjani (Sivasspor, Turkey).
Midfielders :
Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04, Germany), Abderraouf Benguit
(USM Alger, Algeria),Ismael Bannecar (Empoli FC, Italy),
Yacine Brahimi (Porto FC, Portugal), Abdelmoumen Djabou (ES
Setif, Algeria).
Forwards :
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City FC, England), Zinedine Ferhat (Le
Havre AC, France), Islam Slimani (Leicester City FC, England),
Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd Sport, Qatar), Hilal El Arabi
Soudani (GNK Dinamo Zagreb , Croatia), Sofiane Hanni (RSC
Anderlecht, Belgium).
