Algerian National Team News

[TonyStarks]

Local newspapers have announced that Algerian national team caretaker Jean-Michel Cavalli will only call up six domestic based players for the team's upcoming pair of friendlies in France. The list of players includes JS Kabylie's trio of Lounes Gaouaoui, Rabie Meftah and Hamza Yacef. The other players are ES Setif's Lazzhar Hadj Aïssa, USM Alger's Hocine Metref and MC Oran's Brahim Arafat Mezouar. Hadj Aïssa's participation could be in doubt as the player is currently suffering from an injury. In total, 24 players, of which 18 ply their trade in Europe, will be called up to the training camp that will see the Algerian national team face Gabon and Ligue 2 side FC Istres. The only two European-based players confirmed so far are Olympique Lyon's Yacine Hima and Olympique Marseille's Mehdi Sennaoui.

[TonyStarks]

Deportive Alaves' official website have confirmed that midfielder Mehdi Lacen has been called up by Algerian manager Jean-Michel Cavalli. The 22-year old Lacen has never represented Algeria before.

[phylay]

For those who have Algerian TV, the Nigeria-Algeria match of the 1990 African Championship is being broadcasted right now

[TonyStarks]

Lounès Gaouaoui (JS Kabylie)
Mohamed Ousserir (NA Hussein Dey)
Mehdi Sennaoui (Olympique de Marseille, France)

Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie)
Mohamed Hamdoud (USM Alger)
Fadel Brahami (RAEC Mons, Belgium)
Nadir Belhadj (CS Sedan, France)
Anthar Yahia (OGC Nice, France)
Madjid Bougherra (Sheffield Wednesday, England D2)
Samir Beloufa (KVC Westerlo, Belgium)
Mehdi Meniri (No Club)

Yazid Mansouri (FC Lorient, France)
Yacine Hima (Olympique Lyonnais, France)
Khaled Kharroubi (Valenciennes FC, France)
Mehdi Lacen (Deportivo Alavés, Spain D2)
Ali Moumen (MC Oran)
Arafat Mezouar (MC Oran)
Karim Ziani (FC Sochaux, France)
Hocine Metref (USM Alger)
Kamel Larbi (OGC Nice, France)

Hamza Yacef (JS Kabylie)
Bouabdallah Daoud (MC Oran)
Mansour Boutabout (CS Sedan, France)
Ali Boulebda (US Créteil, France D2)
Nassim Akrour (FC Grenoble, France D2)
Rafik Djebbour (Atromitos FC, Greece)
Chadli Amri (FSV Mainz, Germany)
Noureddine Daham (FC Kaiserslautern, Germany D2)

[La-Casbah_com]

they'll still get beat!

[Al-khiyal]

Algeria prepare for Nations Cup

[TonyStarks]

An update from Algeria's friendly against Ligue 2 side FC Istres (Amri Chadli and Mehdi Lacen are not present) ...

1. Starting line-up: Ousserir - Hamdoud, Beloufa, Méniri - M. Meftah, Hima, Kharroubi, Metref - Boulebda, Akrour, Daoud B.

2. Hima scored Algeria's goal with a shot from a free kick. Algeria 1-0 Istres.

3. Subsitutations at the end of the first 30 minutes:

Kamel Larbi for Mehdi Meniri
Ali Moumen for Yacine Hima
Arafat Mezouar for Khaled Kharroubi

4. During the second 30 minutes:

Mehdi Sennaoui for Mohamed Ousserir
Rafik Djebbour for Daoud Bouabdellah

5. Djebbour doubles the lead, finishing off a cross and putting it to the left of the keeper. Algeria 2-0 Istres.