Algerian National Team News

[TonyStarks]

Newspaper La Nouvelle Republique has reported that the Algerian NT will face Gabon in a friendly on the 16th of August in France in preparation for the African Cup qualifier against Guinea in September. The European-based players will be available for this match.

[TonyStarks]

This news was just confirmed by Gabon's head coach Alain Giresse on French channel M6. He said Gabon will face Algeria on August 20th in the Paris area.

[TonyStarks]

Local newspaper El Khabar has announced that Jean-Michel Cavalli will call up four new European-based players for the upcoming camp in France. El Khabar named three of the four players, 20-year old defender Mohamed Chakouri (Montpellier), 21-year old striker Ali Samy Yachir (Montpellier) and 22-year old defensive midfielder Yacine Hima (Lyon). Chakouri played 15 games for Montpellier this season as a left back. He also led France's U19 national team to victory at the European Cup last summer. Yachir, who is born in Tizi Ouzou, featured 25 times for Montpellier this season but failed to score a goal. Finally, Hima spent last season on loan from Lyon at Chateauroux, teaming up in the midfield with Yazid Mansouri, and scoring 6 goals in 27 appearances. El Khabar did not list the identity of the fourth player but it will most likely be Atromitos FC's Rafik Djebbour, who had a breakout season in Greece this year.

[Al-khiyal]

Algeria play Gabon in a friendly in France in August

Algeria will play Gabon as part of their preparation towards the start of the African Nations Cup qualifiers in September.

The friendly match will be played in France on 16 August.

Algeria's new French coach Jean-Michel Cavalli will use the match to meet his foreign-based players for the time.

Cavalli, who signed a contract with the Algeria Football Association last month, will also host two training camps for home-based players in Algiers before the Gabon friendly.

Algeria open their Nations Cup qualifying campaign against Guinea on 3 September in Conakry.

The other teams in their group are Cape Verde and Gambia.

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[TonyStarks]

The Algerian National Team head coach Jean-Michel Cavalli has called up 24 local players to an upcoming training camp that will be held from 16th to 20th of July in Tikdjda (Bouira), Algeria. The five day camp will give the French caretaker a second chance to evaluate the players after last months training camp and friendly versus Sudan. The players called up:

1 Gaouagoui Lounés JS Kabylie
2 Zemmamouche Mohaemd Lamine USM Alger
3 Maiza Adel ES Setif
4 Harkat Sofiane JS Kabylie
5 Bouacida Kamel MC Alger
6 Hamdoud Mohamed USM Alger
7 Chaoui Ismail MC Alger
8 Babouche Réda MC Alger
9 Achiou Hocine USM Alger
10 Meftah Mohamed JS Kabylie
11 Metref Hocine USM Alger
12 Zazou Samir USM Annaba
13 Mezouar Arafat MC Oran
14 Hamlaoui Nassim JS Kabylie
15 Haddjadj Fodil MC Alger
16 Abdesselem Chérif JS Kabylie
17 Hadj Aissa Lazhar ES Setif
18 Yacef Hamza JS Kabylie
19 Younés Sofiane MC Alger
20 Deham Nourredine MC Alger
21 Daoud Bouabdellah MC Oran
22 Mouméne Ali MC Oran
23 Amroun Mohamed Seif Eddine CR Belouizdad
24 Bougueche HAdj MC Alger

[TonyStarks]

Some good news to inform you guys about ... According to a source of mine real close to the Algerian NT, there is a chance that we will see 7 new French-Algerian players for the upcoming game against Guinea. All the players are under 23 years old and 6 of the 7 play in France. I can't release the names as of right now but maybe in the near future!

[TonyStarks]

I guess this is good news:

The team will probably be wearing Umbro stuff in the coming years. The FAF is almost ready to sign a deal with Umbro. They had offers from Le Coq Sportif and Airness but finally chose Umbro.