Algeria has named Manchester City attacking midfielder, Riyad Mahrez, in its 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt, but left out Montpellier forward, Andy Delort.
French junior international, Delort, had hoped to debut for the side after announcing a switch of allegiance earlier this month, but has been left out by Coach Djamel Belmadi.
Napoli midfielder, Adam Ounas, did make the squad, along with prolific forward, Baghdad Bounedjah, who netted 39 goals in 21 starts for Qatari club, Al Sadd, this past season.
The team will gather on Monday and play two friendlies in Doha ahead of the finals, against Burundi on June 11 and Mali five days later. Read more