Desert Foxes of Algeria head coach Djamel Belmadi on Saturday unveiled his squad for the international friendlies against Guinea and Nigeria.
Belmadi listed 24 players for the game including captain Riyad Mahrez, Ismael Bennacer, Adam Ounas and Youcef Belaili.
The gaffer however axed goalkeeper Rais M’Bohli and forward Baghdad Bounedjah from the squad.
Instead, he called up Alexandre Oukidja as replacement for M’Bohli and Andy Derlot for Bounedjah.
There was a first call up for Chabab Belouizdad’s Houssem Mrezigue.
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Nabil Bentaleb return to the squad after he was snubbed for years by Belmadi.
The former African champions will keep a date with Guinea on Friday, September 23.
The Desert Foxes will then take on the Super Eagles at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran on Tuesday, September 27.
THE FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Zeghba, Mandera, Oukidja
Defenders
Atal, Zedadka, Benyada, Bensebaini, Mandi, Bedrane, Tougai, Touba
Midfielders
Bennacer, Zerrouki, Boudaoui, Zorgane, Bentaleb, Mrezigue
Forwards
Mahrez, Ounas, Belaili, B Brahimi, Derlot, Slimani, Amoura
By Adeboye Amosu
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If this COACH can still be INVITING EXPERIENCE MAHREZ for “its JUST a FRIENDLY GAME”, I don’t see why HATERS should be ANGRY if PESEIRO INVITE CAPTAIN MUSA and EXPERIENCE IGHALO
Even SLIMANI is there o
It shows this COACH is all about WINNING and doesn’t CARE weather it’s just a FRIENDLY like some “UNKNOWN PUNDITS” will SAY
They didn’t qualify for World Cup like Nigeria, they need to win an high profile friendly like this to make their fans happy. It’s up to naija boys wether we will allow them or not.
We all know why they did not qualify to the World Cup. You wouldn’t have qualified too if you had a corrupted réfère against your team. This is Africa, brother. Africa, the poor land of corruption.