Algeria have called up 18 foreign based players including Leicester City stars Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani as well as Sofiane Feghouli of West Ham for a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.
New coach Georges Leekens named the squad Tuesday morning with a proviso to include five players from the domestic league after the country’s Super Cup.
The World Cup showdown is slated for Saturday, November 12, in Uyo.
The full squad :
Goalkeeper: M’Bolhi (Antalyaspor/Turkey)
Defenders : Mandi (Real Bétis/Spain), Belkaroui (Espérance Tunis/Tunisia), Medjani (CD Leganès/Spain), Ghoulam (SSC Naples/Italy), Cadamuro (Servette Genève/Switzerland)
Midfielders : Bentaleb (Schalke 04/Germany), Guedioura (Watford FC/England), Taider (Bologne FC/Italy), Abeid (Dijon/France), Brahimi (FC Porto/Portugal), Boudebouz (Montpellier Herrault/France), Feghouli (West-Ham/England), Ghezzal (Lyon/France)
Forwards: Ounas (Bordeaux/France), Mahrez , Slimani (Leicester City/England), Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/Croatia)