Report: Algerian Line-up Discloses Final Roster For Egypt Encounter

Rabah Saadane has reportedly revealed the names of 19 players from which he will pick the starting XI for his team’s World Cup qualifier against Egypt.

• According to Echourouk Online, Algerian national team coach Rabah Saadane has already picked the squad of players who will be eligible to face Egypt on Sunday at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida.

  The trainer had originally named 25 on his list but it seems his side’s France-based training camp has given him a clearer picture of who will be ready on the big day.

  Aside from the exclusion of Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie’s Mohamed Rabi Meftah, there are no real surprises and Algerian fans will be pleased to hear that Marseille’s Karim Ziani made the squad despite some doubts over his availability due to an injury to his abdomen.

  Meanwhile, ES Setif fans will not be too happy to know that their star midfielder, Lazhar Hadj Aissa, did not make the cut.

  Algeria Squad List:

  Goalkeepers: Lounès Gaouaoui (USM Annaba), Faouzi Chaouchi (JS Kabylie)

  Defenders: Slimane Raho (ES Sétif), Anthar Yahia (VFL Bochum), Madjid Bougherra (Rangers), Rafik Halliche (Nacional Madeira), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth FC)

  Midfielders: Yazid Mansouri (FC Lorient), Chérif Abdeslam (JS Kabylie), Khaled Lemouchia (ES Sétif), Hameur Bouazza (Birmingham City), Hocine Achiou (JS Kabylie), Karim Ziani (Olympique de Marseille), Yacine Bezzaz (RC Strasbourg)

  Strikers: Abdelkader Ghezzal (AC Sienne), Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens), Kamel Ghilas (Celta Vigo).