Algerian legend Rabah Madjer has criticized coach Christian Gourcuff for ignoring local players in his final 23-man squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Gourcuff included only two local goalkeeper in his squad including Doukha Izzeddine of JS Kabylie and Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche of USM Alger.
However he excluded out field players who are locals in his final squad and the former Porto star has criticized the decision.
“It is too bad that in this list, there is no local players, apart from the two goalkeepers who are Neetari and Zemmamouche,†he said
“I would have liked to see one or two local players at least. All this will discourage our local players.â€
The Algerians are in Group C with Ghana, Senegal and South Africa for the 17 January to 8 February finals.
Algeria squad:
Goalkeepers:Â Rais Mbolhi (Philadelphia Union, USA)), Doukha Izzeddine (JS Kabylie) Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger).
Defenders:Â Essaid Belkalem (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Madjid Bougherra (Fujaira, UAE), Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli, Italy), Rafik Halliche (SC Qatar, Qatar), Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims, France), Carl Medjani (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Djamel Mesbah (Sampdoria, Italy), Mehdi Zeffane (Lyon, France)
Midfielders:Â Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham, England), Yacine Brahimi (Porto, Portugal), Medhi Lacen (Getafe, Spain), Saphir Taider (Sassuolo, Italy), Mehdi Abeid (Newcastle United, England), Foued Kadir (Real Betis, Spain)
Forwards:Â Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain, Tunisia), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Spain), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, England), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal), Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia), Ishak Belfodil (Parma, Italy)
Reserves: Liassine Cadamuro (Osasuna, Spain), Adlene Guedioura Adlane (Watford, England), Mehdi Mostefa (Lorient, France), Walid Mesloub (Lorient, France), Ryad Boudebouz (SC Bastia, France), Ahmed Kashi (Metz, France), Baghdad Bounedjah (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia)