Niger prepares for challenging Algeria squad with unexpected starters

Tonight, Monday, the Algerian national team will be a heavy guest in Niger to play the upcoming match between them in the fourth round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier group stage in Côte d’Ivoire.

The match will start promptly at (19:00) GMT, in the sixth group (F) of the competition.

And the Algerian national team coach Djamel Belmadi (47) chose the following basic squad for the Desert Warriors, which testified to the presence of many new faces:

1- Mustafa Zaghba

23- Kevin Daniel Guyton

15- Joan Hajjam

21- Rami bin Sebaini

4- Muhammad Amin Togay

6- Ramiz Zarruki

22- Ismail bin Nasser

7- Riyad Mahrez

20- Fares Chaibi

11- Andy Delors

9- Baghdad Buneja.

Notably, the first match between the two teams ended in a 2-1 victory for Algeria last Friday.

Algeria are leading Group 6 (F) with a total score of 9 points, 5 points ahead of their second-place team, Tanzania, who will also host Uganda in this round tomorrow, Tuesday.

If the Niger team is in third place with two points, then Uganda is in last fourth place with one point.

Source: “twitter.com/lesverts”