ALGIERS (Reuters) - Captain Madjid Bougherra has been ruled out of Algeria's African Nations Cup qualifier against Morocco on Sunday having failed to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in last weekend's Scottish League Cup final.
Bougherra had received extensive treatment this week and underwent a fitness test on
Friday but has not recovered in time, the Algeria Presse Service reported.
He suffered a tear which forced him off during Rangers's win over Celtic in the final in Glasgow on Sunday.
"He is not fit enough to make the match. We don't want to take risk," a team official told APS.
Algeria, who played at last year's World Cup finals, are seeking their first win of the qualifiers after dropping surprise points to minnows Central African Republic and Tanzania in their opening two Group D matches.
Rioting broke out in Annaba on Thursday as supporters fought for tickets.
Bougherra had received extensive treatment this week and underwent a fitness test on
Friday but has not recovered in time, the Algeria Presse Service reported.
He suffered a tear which forced him off during Rangers's win over Celtic in the final in Glasgow on Sunday.
"He is not fit enough to make the match. We don't want to take risk," a team official told APS.
Algeria, who played at last year's World Cup finals, are seeking their first win of the qualifiers after dropping surprise points to minnows Central African Republic and Tanzania in their opening two Group D matches.
Rioting broke out in Annaba on Thursday as supporters fought for tickets.
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire