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Algeria name Team to face Zambia

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Algeria have named their 20-member team to face Zambia in a 2010 World/African Cup Group C qualifier in Blida on September 6.

Coach Rabah Saadane has kept faith in the starting line-up that started against Zambia in the first leg that Algeria won 2-0 to go top of group C at Konkola stadium in June.

Playmaker Karim Ziani who recently moved to Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg from Olympique Marseille in the summer transfer window will lead the charge against Zambia.

Madjid Bougherra and Rafik Saïfi who both scored in the first leg on June 20 are in the team.

Algeria lead Group C on 7 points while Zambia are 3rd on 4 points from three games.
 

Goalkeepers:Lounès Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Faouzi Chaouchi (ES Sétif), Mohamed Nassim Ousserir (CR Belouizdad)
 
Defenders: Madjid Bougherra (Rangers FC), Anthar Yahia (VFL Bochum), Rafik Halliche (Nacional da Madeira), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth FC), Slimane Raho (ES Sétif), Abdelkader Laïfaoui (ES Sétif), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef), Mohamed Rabie Meftah (JS Kabylie), Réda Babouche (MC Alger)
 
Midfielders: Yazid Mansouri (FC Lorient), Khaled Lemouchia (ES Sétif), Mourad Meghni (SSS Lazio), Chérif Abdeslam (USM Annaba), Karim Ziani (VFL Wolfsburg), Hocine Achiou (USM Alger), Yacine Bezzaz (RC Strasbourg), Karim Matmour (Burussia Moenchengladbach), Hameur Bouazza (Sivasspor)
 
Strikers:Rafik Zoheïr Djebbour (AEK Athènes), Mohamed Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena), Rafik Saïfi (Nadi Al Khor), Kamel Fethi Ghilas (Hull City)

19 COMMENTS

  1. all the best guyz. don’t allow lots of goals coz they will hunt you. even thou we know you are not going to beat these guys. have fun.

  2. One of the greatest thing to ever have happened to Zambia, was the subsequent fall from grace of the national team.
    Blaspheming in the 90’s calling football a second religion was unacceptable. Too much money( taxpayers) was being spent on a venture with minimal to no return; plus people suffered hypertension for no reason at all. Let these guys play to market themselves so as the can earn pounds or Euros one day. Let us not even call them back to play national matches, leave thembe to marry, built houses, raise families and even tithe to the Lord God Jesus. Atleast the won’t still our nation’s resources.

  3. WE JUST HOPE THEY WILL HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY IN ALGERS I WISH THEM GOOD REST AND MAKE SURE YOU ENJOY THE MEDITERRANEAN SUN. EAT WELL AND TAKE WALKS IN THE EVENING…ENJOY THE TRIP ITS A ONCE IN LIFE TIME…..DONT WORRY ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING……..JUST EAT THE BOMA MONEY…….

  4. It will be a miracle for zambia to win in Algeria. just start preparing for the 2014 world cup. zambia messed up chances by losing in chililabombwe.

  5. I have faith in our team, yes we lost when we played at home, but those who watched the whole game can tell you that we performed better except for not scoring . We actually had Algeria in their half for much of the game and they scored us on counters. Mr Renard I hope you and the team learnt alot from that loss. Now Algeria can bring all their pros, but the tables will turn in BLIDA, Remember what happened with RSA, we beat them at their home. Zambia’s chipolopolo are very unpredictable. Our position is like this, we beat ALGERIA world cup is done. Let renard tell the boys, this is a Final,we win we lift the cup. My Prediction will be at 21.00hrs 06/09/09, watch this space.Can someone help me with Renards #,i have info for him on Algeria. Thats all folks.

  6. Welcome to Algeria…. Zambia is a good young team and we have a lot of respect for them. I’m sure we gonna see a great football game on Sep 6th. I can’t tell you how much that game is important for Algerians…we are counting every seconde, we simply can’t wait. We apprciate the way you welcomed us in Chililabombwe and we are looking forward to do the same… Welcome again my friends.

  7. welcome to algeria dear zambians..u welcomed us with big hearts,,wait and see we will treat you like kings…we will shower you with same warmth and respect….and inchalalh we shower u with some beautiful goals from saifi,ghezal,ziani:):)lol

  8. YOU DID GREAT AGINST EGYPT (THE AFRICAN CHAMPIONS A TEAM RANKED MUCH BETTER THAN ALGERIA BY FIFA ) IN CAIRO … YOU PLAY YOUR GAME AND YOU WILL BEAT ALGERIA THE ARE REALLY A WEAK TEAM

  9. This is football and no one can predict any thing, but I had to say that we’ll do our best because this game will give us biggest opportunities to pass to the finals, it will be a “Dead or Alive” game for us, Hope we’ll see a good game and “Inchallah” we’ll win 🙂

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