2016 African Footballer of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, OGC Nice left-back Youcef Atal and four players from the Algerian Ligue 1 have been included in Algeria’s final squad for the. 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The four home-based players who made Djamel Belmadi’s final list are goalkeepers Rais M’bohli, Ousamma Benbot, USM Alger’s Zineddine Belaid and MC Alger forward Youcef Belaili.
The Desert Foxes will be camped in the Togolese capital city of Lome from January 1-10 and will play the Togolese national team on January 5 then Burundi on January 9.
They will depart for Ivorian city of Bouake on January 10 for AFCON 2023, five days before they face Angola in their opening Group D.
Algeria who are gunning for a third AFCON trophy will also Burkina Faso and Mauritania in their group outings.
Full Squad List
Goalkeepers: Anthony Mandrea (SM Caen), Rais M’bohli (Belouizdad), Ousamma Benbot (USM Alger)
Defenders: Youcef Atal (Nice), Kevin Guiton (Metz), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolverhampton), Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United), Aissa Mandi (Villareal), Amine Tougai (Esperance Tunis), Ramy Bensabaini (Dortmund), Ahmed Touba (Lecce), Zineddine Belaid (USM Alger)
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Lille), Sofiane Feghouli (Fatih Karagumruk), Houssem Aouar (AS Roma), Fares Chaibi (Frankfurt), Ramiz Zerrouki (Feyenoord), Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice), Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan)
Forwards: Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli SC), Adam Ounas (Lille), Amoura (Union SG), Amine Gouiri (Stade Rennais), Youcef Belaili (MC Alger), Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd), Islam Slimani (Coritiba).
