After the poor performance of Algeria in the latest AFCON, Vahid Halilhodzic has no choice. He must convince his team quickly and qualify for the next World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

The coach of Algeria announced this Thursday its list of squad to face Benin. Note in the group of Sapphire Taider, there is also Yacine Brahimi and Nabil Ghilas. However, Ryan Boudebouz is left.

Algerian selection
Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi (Gazelec Ajaccio), Cédric Si Mohammed (JSM Bejaia) Azzeddine Doukha (USM Harrach).

Defenders: Essaïd Belkalem (JS Kabylie), Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwiya), Carl Medjani (Monaco), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra), Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio) Liassine Cadamuro (Real Sociedad), Djamel Mesbah (Parma), Faouzi Ghoulam (Saint-Etienne).

Midfielders: Sapphire Taider (Bologna), Adlène Guedioura (Nottingham Forest), Saad Tedjar (USM Alger), Hamza Koudri (USM Alger), Abdelmoumen Djabou (Club Africain), Fouad Kadir (Marseille), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia), Yacine Brahimi (Granada).

Strikers: Hilal Soudani (Vitoria Guimaraes), Islam Slimani (CR Belouizdad), Rafik Djebbour (Olympiakos), Yacine Bezzaz (CS Constantine), Nabil Ghilas (Moreirense).