Guedioura cut from final Algeria squad

The Crystal Palace midfielder is the only player to be removed from the group, which was trimmed to 24 last week when fourth goalkeeper Azzedine Dhouka was omitted.

Udinese's Hassan Yebda is preferred to Guedioura after he was deemed fit enough despite suffering from a calf problem.

Vahid Halilhodzic's squad has a distinct Portuguese feel to it, with Sporting Lisbon's Islam Slimani and Porto striker Nabil Ghilas in contention to lead the line after doing so in a 3-1 win over Armenia last Saturday.

Goalkeepers: Rais M'bolhi (CSKA Sofia), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger).