Africa’s number team Algeria welcome Djibouti’s Sharks in a typical David versus Goliath affair.

The second round Group A qualifying match for the World Cup will take place at  the Mustapha-Tchaker Stadium in Blida, Algiers.

Rankings

On paper, Algeria are ranked highly, placed on position 30 in the world and number one out of all national teams in Africa, as per latest on the latest Fifa Coca-Cola World Rankings.

Djamel Belmandi is in charge of Algeria.

The Sharks are placed on position 182 on the latest Fifa Coca-Cola World Rankings.

Players to watch

It is a no-brainer that Ryad Mahrez, the Manchester City forward is the driving force behind his country’s success.

Other star players for Algeria are goalkeeper M’bolhi, Bennacer of AC Milan, Ismail Slimani of Lyon and Benrahma of West Ham.

The men for coach Julien Mette have a mighty task at hand in today’s game.

The next game for Djibouti will be in Niger on Monday at Moulay-Abdallah Sports Complex.

Form

Algeria are not reigning Africa Cup of Nations kings for nothing—they have won all their last five games in all competitions.

In contrast, Djibouti have in the last five games won once, drawn and lost twice in all competitions.

Line-ups:

Algeria: Aissa Mandi, Djamel Benlamri, Rais M’Bolhi, Houcine Benyada, Ramy Bensebaini, Soufiane Feghouli, Baghdad Bounedjah, Youcef Belaili, Ramiz Zerrouki, Haris Belkebla, Riyad Mahrez

Djibouti: Mbonihankuye Innocent, Mohamed Bourhan, Fouad Moussa, Daoud Wais, Samuel Akinbinu, Warsama Hassan, Abdi Hamza, Youssouf Ali,  Batio Youssouf, Houssein Mahdi,  Mahamoud Doualeh