Ghana’s opponents Algeria name 23-man squad

The coach of Algeria Christian Gourcuff has named a 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Equatorial Guinea.

Gourcuff’s roster has three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and the rest being strikers.

The Desert Foxes are in Group C with Ghana, Senegal and South Africa for the 30th edition of the continental showpiece which kicks of January 17 to February 8.

The full squad including reserves below:

Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi (Philadelphia Union, USA), Doukha Izzeddine (JS Kabylie) Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger

Defenders: 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: 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: 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, Tunis