Algeria have replaced injured Adam Ounas and included two more foreign pros as well as four players from the country’s domestic league to their squad for a crucial World Cup clash in Nigeria.
Nigeria tackle Algeria on Saturday, November 12, in Uyo.
New coach Georges Leekens had earlier named a squad of 18 foreign pros for the much-awaited clash.
Latest foreign call-ups are Sofiane Hanni from Belgian club Anderlecht, who is a direct replacement for injured Ounas and Jean Mehdi Tahrat, features for Angers in the French Ligue 1.
The four local league players are two goalkeepers – Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Bejaia)– as well as defenders Houari Ferhani (JSK) and Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (ES Setif).
The full 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Raïs Ouhab M’bolhi (Antalyaspor/Turkey), Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Béjaïa)
Defenders: Aïssa Mandi (Real Bétis/Spain), Faouzi Ghoulam (SSC Naples/Italy), Carl Medjani (CD Leganès/Spain), Hicham Belkaroui (Espérance de Tunis/Tunisia), Liassine Cadamuro (Servette Genève/Switzerland), Jean Mehdi Tahrat (SCO Angers/France), Houari Ferhani (JS Kabylie), Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (ES Sétif)
Midfielders: Adlène Guedioura (Watford FC/England), Saphir Taïder (Bologna FC/Italy), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04/Germany), Mehdi Abeid (Dijon FCO/France), Yassine Brahimi (FC Porto/Portugal), Sofiane Feghouli (West Ham United/England), Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier Hérault/France)
Strikers: Islam Slimani, Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City FC/England), Hillal El Arabi Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/Croatia), Rachid Ghezzal (Olympique Lyon/France-), Sofiane Hanni (RSC Anderlecht/Belgium).
