Today, the coach of the reserve national team, Madjid Bougherra, held a press conference prior to facing the UAE in the quarter-finals of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025.
Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will host the match on Friday evening, at 18:30 pm Algeria time.
The reserve will play incomplete again
Madjid Bougherra confirmed that there were injuries among those summoned for the UAE match, without specifying the players.
The former defender for the Greens said: “I have become accustomed to this situation since the beginning of the competition. There will be some absences, but it represents an opportunity for some players.”
It is possible that CS Belouizdad’s left back Noufal Khasif and playmaker Amir Saioud will continue to be absent from the team due to injury.
Bougherra gave importance to the recovery factor, as he stated that fighting a confrontation every three days is not an easy matter, especially during closed sessions in which the pressure to achieve positive results increases.
Also on this point, Bougherra revealed that he prepared his players to play each match on the basis that it was the final test in the tournament.
The Desert Warriors are preparing to conduct their final training before facing the Emirates, this evening, according to what “Magic” indicated.
Madjid Bougherra: There are absences in the team, which gives some players the opportunity#Algeria_Emirates#Arab_Cup 🏆 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/KOk8pV7uoV
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Petkovic List
The coach of the reserve national team touched on the topic of the list of the first team that will participate in the African Cup in ten days in Morocco.
Some reserve players were linked to getting a call-up from Bosnian coach Vladimir Petkovic, following their brilliance in the group stage of the Arab Cup.
These are led by defense duo Ashraf Abada and Mohamed El Amin Togay and midfielder Victor Lakhal, in addition to attackers Adel Boulbena and Radwan Barkan.
Bougherra said that Petkovic will announce his final list on Saturday.
However, he denied that any player in Doha was thinking about the upcoming African Cup, as he was keen to prepare his team psychologically to face the UAE.
🎙️ Madjid Bougherra, coach of the Algerian national team 🇩🇿
💬 Whatever coach Petkovic’s choice is in his list for the African Cup of Nations, the players’ focus here is on the Arab Cup only. pic.twitter.com/F532be3Q3r– Sports Truth (@Alhakea_Sports) December 11, 2025
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