Algeria
2014 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Goalkeepers:
Izzedine Doukha
(USM El-Harrach)
Rais M'bolhi
(CSKA Sofia)
Cedric Si Mohamed
(CS Constantine)
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche
(USM Alger)
Defenders:
Essaid Belkalem
(Watford, on loan from Granada)
Madjid Bougherra
(Lekhwya Club)
Liassine Cadamuro
(Mallorca)
Faouzi Ghoualm
(Napoli)
Rafik Halliche
(Academica Coimbra)
Nacereddine Khoualed
(USM Alger)
Aissa Mandi
(Stade Reims)
Carl Medjani
(Valenciennes)
Djamel Mesbah
(Livorno)
Mehdi Mostefa
(AC Ajaccio)
Midfielders:
Nabil Bentaleb
(Tottenham)
Ryad Boudebouz
(Bastia)
Yasine Brahimi
(Granada)
Adlene Guedioura
(Crystal Palace)
Amir Karaoui
(Entente de Setif)
Medhi Lacen
(Getafe)
Saphir Taider
(Inter Milan)
Hassan Yebda
(Udinese)
Forwards:
Abdelmoumene Djabou
(Club Africain)
Rafik Djebbour
(Nottingham Forest, on loan from Olympiakos)
Sofiane Feghouli
(Valencia)
Nabil Ghilas
(Porto)
Foued Kadir
(Rennes)
Riyad Mahrez
(Leicester)
Islam Slimani
(Sporting Lisbon)
Hilal Soudani
(Dinamo Zagreb)
Algeria coach confident heading to Brazil - Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic is full of optimism ahead of the World Cup after his side beat Romania 2:1 in a friendly featuring a bizarre incident.
Champions League fixtures & results 24-25 May 2014
Group A
• 24.05.2014: Zamalek vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 25.05.2014: TP Mazembe vs AS Vita Club 1:0
Group B
• 24.05.2014: Al Ahli Benghazi vs Esperance 3:2
• 25.05.2014: Entente Setif vs CS Sfaxien 1:1
Esperance suffer second group defeat.
African Champions League 2014
Group A
• 24.05.2014: Zamalek vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 25.05.2014: TP Mazembe vs AS Vita Club -:-
Group B
• 24.05.2014: Al Ahli Benghazi vs Esperance 3:2
• 25.05.2014: Entente Setif vs CS Sfaxien -:-
AS Vita Club beat Zamalek in the African Champions League first group match.
On Saturday evening Esperance, who won the title in 2011, lost 2:1 to visitors Entente Setif from Algeria.
African teams participating in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb has been included in Algeria's 30-man provisional World Cup squad.
Tottenham youngster Nabil Bentaleb has the ability to become one of the stars of the Algeria team, says fellow international Adlene Guedioura.
Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.
All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)
