Algeria squad announced

Coach Jean-Michel Cavalli on Tuesday named goalkeeper Samir Hadjaoui, striker Mohamed Seiffedine Amroune and French-born defender Halim Medaci for the Group Eight qualifier.

Watford striker Hameur Bouazza, who made his debut in a friendly last month, retains his place and is set for his first competitive international.

Algeria lead the group standings with four points, one more than Cape Verde.

Lounes Gaouaoui (JS Kabylie), Samir Hadjaoui (Entente Setif); Nadir Belhadj (Sedan), Ismael Bouzid (Kaiserslautern), Larbi Hosni (Mouloudia Alger), Adel Maiza (Entente Setif), Halim Medaci (Le Havre, France), Mehdi Meniri (Bastia), Anthar Yahia (VfL Bochum), Abderraouf Zarabi (AJ Ajaccio); Chadli Amri (Mainz), Madjid Bougherra (Sheffield Wednesday), Lazhar Hadj Aissa (Entente Setif), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient), Rafik Saifi (Lorient), Karim Ziani (Sochaux); Mohamed Seiffedine Amroune (Chabab Belouizdad), Hameur Bouazza (Watford), Abdelmalek Cherrad (Bastia), Nouredine Daham (Kaiserslautern), Karim Matmour (SC Freiburg).