WORLD CUP 2014: VAHID HALILHODZIC’S LIST

For the three matches scheduled in June (a friendly against Burkina Faso and World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda), coach Vahid Halilhodzic has unveiled a list of 25 players. The notable inclusion is Laurent Karim Agouazi from Caen, who receives his first call-up to the Fennecs.

However, Djamel Abdoun, the MVP of the season in Greece, is not part of the list, unlike his teammate Rafik Djebbour. Defender Madjid Bougherra makes a return, while Taïder and Brahimi are once again retained. The initial list of 25 players is expected to be reduced to 23 before the match against Benin.

The 25 players called up are as follows:

1. Raïs M’Bolhi (Gazélec Ajaccio, France)
2. Azzedine Doukha (USM El Harrach)
3. Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Algiers)
4. Sofiane Khedaïria (ES Sétif)
5. Mohamed Ziti (ES Setif)
6. Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwiya, Qatar)
7. Carl Medjani (AS Monaco, France)
8. Essaïd Belkalem (JS Kabylie)
9. Rafik Halliche (Académica Coimbra, Portugal)
10. Djamel Mesbah (Parma, Italy)
11. Faouzi Ghoulam (AS Saint-Étienne, France)
12. Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio, France)
13. Saphir Taïder (Bologna, Italy)
14. Adlène Guedioura (Nottingham Forest, England)
15. Medhi Lacen (Getafe, Spain)
16. Hamza Koudri (USM Algiers)
17. Laurent Agouazi (Caen, France)
18. Abdelmoumène Djabou (African Club, Tunisia)
19. Yacine Brahimi (Granada, Spain)
20. Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Spain)
21. Foued Kadir (Olympique Marseille, France)
22. El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Vitória Guimarães, Portugal)
23. Rafik Djebbour (Olympiakos, Greece)
24. Islam Slimani (CR Belouizdad)
25. Nabil Ghilas (Moreirense, Portugal)