Rwanda : Algeria name squad for Rwanda

Group H

June 2, 2012

Algeria vs. Rwanda

Benin vs. Mali

Group H rivals Algeria has named a strong 29-man team to face Rwanda in the first leg of the 2014 World Cup preliminary round qualifier on June 2 at 5 Juillet Stadium in Algiers.

The players were summoned over the weekend by Algeria national football team head coach Vahid Halilhodzic.

Halilhodzic said that the team’s camp will run from May 21 to June 16 at the National technical center of Algerian Football Federation in Sidi Moussa in Algiers.

Algeria who host Rwanda on June 2 is expected to face Niger on May 26 in a friendly match. They will also away to Mali on June 9 before hosting Gambia in the qualification for the 2013 Africa Nations’ Cup finals.

Halilhodzic called 16 players playing professional football outside Algeria while the rest are local players. The foreign based team includes; Mbolhi Rais (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria), Bentaiba Cadamuro Liassine (Real Sociedad, Spain), Mehdi Mostefa Sebaa (Ajaccio, France), Bougherra Madjid (Lekhwya, Qatar), Bouzid Ismael (Beni Yass, UAE), Medjani Carl (Ajaccio, France) and Mesbah  Djamel Eddine (AC Milan, Italy).

Others are Guedioura Adlene (Nothingham Forest, England), Lacen Medhi (Getafe, Spain), Feghouli Sofiane (Valencia FC, Spain), Ghilas Kamel Fethi (Reims, France), Kadir Foued (Valenciennes, France), Chalali Mohamed (Aberdeen, Scotland), Boudebouz Ryad, (Sochuax FC, France), Bouazza Hameur (Milwall, England), Soudani Hilal Al Arabi (Vitoria Guimares, Portugal) and Djebbour Rafik Zoheir (Olympiakos, Greece).

Meanwhile, Rwanda’s head coach Milutin Micho Sredojovic is expected to name his side in today’s press conference due to be held at Ferwafa headquarters.

The Amavubi is expected to start camp on May 16 and will undergo a two-week training camp in Tunisia from May 19 where they will play two friendly matches against Libya and Tunisia national teams.

From Algeria, Rwanda will host Benin in Kigali on June 10 before heading to Nigeria for the return leg of the 2012 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers.

Algeria’s full squad: Mbolhi Rais (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria), Chaouchi Fawzi (MC Alger, Algérie), Doukha Izzeddine (USM Harrach, Algérie), Si Mohamed Cedric (JSM Béjaia, Algeria), Bentaiba Cadamuro Liassine (Real Sociedad, Spain), Hachoud Abderrahmane (ES Sétif, Algeria), Mehdi Mostefa Sebaa (Ajaccio, France), Benlamri Djamel Eddine (Nah Dey, Algérie), Bougherra Madjid (Lekhwya, Qatar), Bouzid Ismael (Beni Yass, UAE), Medjani Carl (Ajaccio, France), Belkalem Essaid (JS Kabylie, Algeria), Mesbah  Djamel Eddine (AC Milan, Italy), Benmoussa Mokhtar (ES Sétif, Algeria), Lemmouchia Kaled (USM Alger, Algeria), Guedioura Adlene (Nothingham Forest, England), Lacen Medhi (Getafe, Spain), Tedjar Saad (JS Kabylie, Algeria), Djabbou Abdelmoumene (ES Sétif, Algeria), Feghouli Sofiane (Valencia FC, Spain), Ghilas Kamel Fethi (Reims, France), Kadir Foued (Valenciennes, France), Chalali Mohamed (Aberdeen, Scotland), Boudebouz Ryad, (Sochuax FC, France), Bouazza Hameur (Milwall, England), Soudani Hilal Al Arabi (Vitoria Guimares, Portugal), Djebbour Rafik Zoheir (Olympiakos, Greece), Slimani Islam (CR Belouizdad, Algeria), Aoudia Mohamed Amine (ES Sétif, Algeria).