Ziani out against Mali

Marseilles midfielder Karim Ziani will not be part of the Algerian national team against Mali Tuesday. He was injured when his club played Lorient in the French premier league.

• Ziani is expected out for 3 weeks according to medical reports of his club. The Algerian squad however will enrol the new comer Abdelkader Ghezal, Sienna striker in Italian Ligua. He is expected to provide high performance. Six other professional players of the Algerian national team will miss the freidly Mali game.
• It is an opportunity of the coach Rabah Saadane to try alternatives among local players.