Algeria coach Jean-Michel Cavalli has, on Monday, named a 22-man squad for vital African Nations Cup qualifier against Gambia on Sunday. Fulham striker Hameur Bouazza has been called-up for the first time since March. Also recalled were Bastia defender Mehdi Meniri, German-based midfielder Chadli Amri and striker Mansour Boutabout.

There was a first call-up for reserve goalkeeper Mohamed Lamine Zemamouche.

Algeria need to beat their west African hosts in Banjul to stand any chance of progressing to January's finals in Ghana.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Lounes Gaouaoui (Widad Tlemcen), Mohamed Ousserir (Chabab Belouizdad), Mohamed Lamine Zemamouche (USM Alger)

Defenders: Madjid Bougherra (Charlton Athletic, England), Ismael Bouzid (Galatasaray, Turkey), Farid Cheklam (ASO Chlef), Larbi Hosni (Mouloudia Alger), Mehdi Meniri (Bastia, France), Anthar Yahia (VfL Bochum, Germany), Abderraouf Zarabi (FC Gueugnon, France)

Midfielders: Chadli Amri (FSV Mainz, Germany), Nader Belhadj (Olympique Lyon, France), Yacine Bezzaz (Valenciennes, France), Lazhar Hadj Aissa (Entente Setif), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient, France), Karim Ziani (Olympique Marseille, France)

Strikers: Salim Arrache (Olympique Marseille, France), Hameur Bouazza (Fulham, England), Mansour Boutabout (Sedan, France), Nouredine Daham (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Kamel Fathi Ghilas (Vitoria Guimaraes, Portugal), Karim Matmour (SC Freiburg, Germany), Rafik Saifi (Lorient, France).