Algeria have called up 18 foreign professionals including
Leicester City stars Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani as
well as Sofiane Feghouli of West Ham for a World Cup
qualifier against Nigeria.
Others are Yacine Brahimi from FC Porto, Nabil
Bentaleb of Schalke 04 as well as uncapped Bordeaux
midfielder Adam Ounas, who has changed his
international allegiance to Algeria after he featured for
France at age-grade level.
New coach Georges Leekens named the squad
Tuesday morning with a proviso to include five players
from the domestic league after the country’s Super
Cup.
The World Cup showdown is slated for Saturday,
November 12, in Uyo.
The squad includes;
GOALKEEPERS:
M'Bolhi (Antalyaspor/Turkey)
DEFENDERS:
Mandi (Real Bétis/Spain), Belkaroui
(Espérance Tunis/Tunisia), Medjani (CD Leganès/
Spain), Ghoulam (SSC Naples/Italy),
Cadamuro (Servette Genève/Switzerland)
MIDFIELDERS:
Bentaleb (Schalke 04/Germany),
Guedioura (Watford FC/England), Taider (Bologne FC/
Italy), Abeid (Dijon/France), Brahimi (FC Porto/
Portugal), Boudebouz (Montpellier Herrault/France),
Feghouli (West-Ham/England), Ghezzal (Lyon/France)
FORWARDDS :
Ounas (Bordeaux/France), Mahrez ,
Slimani (Leicester City/England), Soudani (Dinamo
Zagreb/Croatia)
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