Yebda and Meguenni will be the attraction of the friendly between Algeria and Uruguay

Benfica’s Hassen Yebda and Lazio’s Mourad Meguenni were called up for the first time by the Algerian coach Rabah Saadane to take part in the friendly versus the Uruguayan side slated for August 12, here in Algiers, sources revealed yesterday.

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• The Algerian fans will have the opportunity to discover these two players who have always expressed the will to defend the Algerian colors. The opportunity was given to them to fulfil an old dream.
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• The two players were approached by several European clubs including the Italian Fiorentina that offered 4 million Euros to join Hassen Yebda last week.
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• The Algerian squad are on the best lane for the qualification to the next World Cup competition due to take place in 2010 in South Africa.