Algeria Make Minor Changes Ahead Of Qualifier
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Algeria have made minor changes to their squad for their World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Kigali on Saturday.
Coach Rabah Saadane, who been working with the locally-based players last week, has made just two personnel switches to the team, both in defence, from the squad that beat Benin 2-1 in a friendly international in February.
Defender Reda Babouche, 29, is line to win his second cap almost four years after he made his first appearance for the Algerian national side in 2005 while Samir Zaoui comes in for the injured centre back Anthar Yahia.
Left out of the squad is Karim Ziani from French club Olympique Marseille, suspended for a game after an accumulation of cautions.
Algeria are in Group C of the final phase of the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Benhamou (Mouloudia Alger), Lounes Gaouaoui (USM Annaba), Mohamed Ousserir (Chabab Belouizdad).
Defenders: Reda Babouche (Mouloudia Alger), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth, England), Madjid Bougherra (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Rafik Halliche (Nacional, Portugal), Adel Maiza (Al Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie), Slimane Raho (Entente Sétif), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef), Abderaouf Zarabi (Nimes, France).
Midfielders: Cherif Abdeslam (JS Kabylie), Yacine Bezzaz (Valenciennes FC, France), Lamouri Djediat (Entente Sétif), Lazhar Hadj Aissa, Khaled Lemmouchia (both Entente Setif), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient, France).
Strikers: Hameur Bouazza (Birmingham City, England), Rafik Djebour (AEK Athens, Greece), Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena, Italy), Kamel Ghilas (Celta Vigo, Spain), Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Rafik Saïfi (Lorient, France).
