
JSM Bejaia coach Giovanni Solinas has named a strong 18-man squad for Friday’s CAF Champions League first leg against Ghana’s Asante Kotoko.
The Italian has been made to alter his squad after four key players were ruled out of the game due to injuries.
He will be without captain and defender Brahim Zafour, Megatli Amine and Moussa Coulibaly as well as striker Boubacar Bangoura who have been ruled out with various degrees of injuries.
The Algerian side are anxious to win massively to ease the pressure ahead of the return leg in Kumasi.
Full squad:
Mohammed Derrag, Chehaïma, Zeghli, Laribi, Mebarakou, Niati, Boukmacha, Aït Fergane, Zerara, Mebarki, Derrag, Mekheldi, Debka, Hammouche, Boussaha, Aourès, Djebarat and Samer.