Algeria and manager Djamel Belmadi are looking for redemption following a shock group stage elimination at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and the tactician left out several players from the AFCON side in his selection for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff against Cameroon. Veteran striker Baghdad Bounedjah highlights the players left out from the group that travelled to Cameroon along with fellow Qatar-based attacker Yacine Brahimi and West Ham United playmaker Saïd Benrahma.
Belmadi has plenty of firepower to call upon with Riyad Mahrez, Youcef Belaïli and veteran striker Islam Slimani involved as the Fennecs travel to Douala for the first leg before hosting Cameroon in Blida for the second leg.
