Algeria travel to Uyo, Nigeria to take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the matchday two of the qualifiers.

Belgian coach, Leekens who has just been named boss of the Algeria national teamhas named his squad for his first task.

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Leicester City star, Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani both lead 17 other foreign based players and four local-based in the squad.

The 23-man list consists of three goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and five attackers.

Nigeria lead the group with three points, Algeria and Cameroon joint-second with a point each while Zambia are bottom with zero points.

The winner of the group automatically qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.

Algeria 23-Man Squad

Goalkeepers (3) :  Rais Ouhab M’bolhi (Antalyaspor) Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Bejaia)

Defenders (8) : Aissa Mandi (Real Betis Balonpie ), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli ), Carl Medjani (CD Leganes ), Hicham Belkaroui (Esperance), Liassine Cadamuro (Servette ), Jean Mehdi Tahrat (SCO Angers ), Houari Ferhani (JS Kabylie), Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (ES Setif)

Midfielders (7) : Adlène guedioura (Watford FC ) Saphir Taïder (Bologna FC), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke), Mehdi Abeid (Dijon FCO ), Yassin Brahimi (FC Porto) Sofiane Feghouli (West Ham United), Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier)

Attackers (5) : Islam Slimani (Leicester City FC), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City FC), Hilal Soudani El Arabi (Dinamo Zagreb), Rachid Ghezzal (Olympique Lyonnais), Sofiane Hanni (RSC Anderlecht )