Christian Gourcuff has named a 33-man squad of dominantly foreign based players to start preparations for World Cup qualifier away to Tanzania on November 13.

The star-tutted team boasts of established pros who ply their trade in the highly competitive European leagues. They include Tottenham Hotspur’s Nabil Bentaleb, Brahimi Yassine of Porto in Portugal, Sofiane Feghouli of Valencia, Spain and Slimani Islam of Sporting Lisbon.

The Team:

Doukha Azzedine ( JS Kabliye ),Ghoulam Faouzi ( Napoli –Italia), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City –Uingereza ), Belfodil Ishak ( Beni Yas –UAE), Felghouli Sofiane ( Valencia – Hispania ), Brahimi Yacine ( Porto – Ureno ), Medjani Carl ( Trabzon Sport- Uturuki ), Slimani Islam ( Sportin Lisbon- Ureno ), Bentaleb Nabil ( Tottenham Hotspur – Uingereza ), Soudani Hilal El Arabi ( Dynamo Zaghreb,- Croatia ),Taider Sliti Saphir ( Bologna-Italia), Mandi Aissa ( Stade Reims – Ufaransa ), Kashi Ahmed ( Charlton Athletic ( Watford – Uingereza ), Zeffane Medhi Embareck ( Stade Rennes – Ufaransa ),

Bounedjah Baghdad ( Etoile Du Sahel ), Mesloub Walid ( Lorrient – Ufaransa ), Boudebouda Brahimi ( USM Alger), Asselah Malik ( CR Belouizdade), Benayada Houcine ( USM Alger ),

Belkeroui Hichem ( Club African – Tunisia ), Hachoud Abderrahmen ( MC Alger ) and Khoualed Eddine of USM Alger,

Mbolhi Rais ( Antalysapor – Uturuki ), Guedioura Adlane ( Watford – Uingereza ), Mesbah Eddine ( Sampdoria –Italia ), Abeid Mehdi ( Panathinaikos –Ugiriki ), Benrahma Said ( 0GC Nice – Ufaransa ), Jeaninin Mehdi ( Paris Fc-Ufaransa ), Ziti Khouthir ( JS Kabliye ), El orfi Hoocine ( USM Alger), Ghezzal Rachid ( Olympique Lyon ).

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