Here is the updated pre-selection of Algeria’s national team, the Fennecs, for their upcoming friendly match against Slovenia on March 5:
Goalkeepers:
- Mohamed Zemmamouche (USM Algiers)
- Rais Mbolhi (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria)
- Azzedine Doukha (USM Harrach)
- Cédric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine)
Defenders:
- Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwiya)
- Carl Medjani (Valenciennes)
- Essaïd Belkalem (Watford)
- Rafik Halliche (Académica Coimbra)
- Ali Rial (JS Kabylie)
- Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca)
- Nacereddine Khoualed (USM Algiers)
- Aïssa Mandi (Reims)
- Djamel Mesbah (Livorno)
- Faouzi Ghoulam (Naples)
Midfielders:
- Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio)
- Saphir Taider (Inter Milan)
- Adlène Guedioura (Crystal Palace)
- Medhi Lacen (Getafe)
- Hassan Yebda (Udinese)
- Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
- Abdelmoumen Djabou (African Club)
- Foued Kadir (Rennes)
- Yacine Brahimi (Granada)
- Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham)
- Zinedine Ferhat (USM Algiers)
Forwards:
- Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)
- Islam Slimani (Sporting Portugal)
- Rafik Djebbour (Nottingham Forest)
This group will undergo further reduction to 23 players in the coming days as the team prepares for the World Cup, starting with the friendly match against Slovenia in Blida.