The Desert Warriors will make do minus three reliable players on their away trip to Tanzania for the first leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier slated for Saturday 14 at the National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam.

According to the Algerian FA official portal the trio, Yaccini Brahimi (Porto), Sofiane Felghouli (Valencia) and El Soudani (Dynamo Zaghreb) are not part of the traveling 24 due various injuries.

The team of 65 consisting 24 players and 41 officials will touch down on Thursday aboard a private chartered plane and will be hosted at Kilimanjaro Hyatt Kempinski. The Coach Christian Gourcuff squad boasts 18 foreign based pros who play their football in various European leagues.

Algeria 24:

Goalkeepers: Doukha Izeddine (JS Kabliye), M’bolhi Rais (Antalyaspor), Asselah Malik (CR Belouizdad),

Defenders: Zeffane Mehdi (Rennes), Medjani Carl (Trabzonspor), Ziti Mohamed (JS Kabliye), Mesbah Eddine (Sampordia), Bensebaini Ramy (Montpeller), Belkarou Hichem (Club African), Ghoulam Faouzi (Namples), Mandi Aissa (Reims).

Midfielders: Guedioura Adlane (Watford), Boudebouz Ryad (Montpeller), Taider Saphir (Bologna), Abeid Mehdi (Panathinacos), Bentaleb Nabil (Tottenham), Ghezzal Rachid (Lyon), Melsoub Walid (Lorient), Marhez Ryad (Leicester).

Strikers: Benrhama Said (Nice), Sliman Islam (Sporting Lisbon), Belfodil Ishak (Beni Yas), Brahimi Yassine (FC Porto) na Bounedjah Baghdad (Etoile du Saleh)

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