Belmadi is counting on the Esperance star to lead the “Warriors” defense – Al-Hiwar Algeria

The national team, led by coach Djamel Belmadi, is preparing to complete the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, next March, against Niger, for the third and fourth rounds of the group.

Among the things that worry Belmadi recently is the defense line, whose players are not in good shape, due to many factors, most notably injuries and lack of competition.

Where defender Issa Mandy is in a critical situation recently, especially because he has become outside the accounts of his coach in the Spanish club Villarreal, as the Algerian played during the current season only 258 minutes in all competitions, and he remained on the bench despite the uncoached team, which made He indicates, to a large extent, that the national voter, Djamel Belmadi, did not rely on the 31-year-old to lead the payment in the next match against the Niger national team next March, as is the case for the right-wing defender of Wydad Casablanca, whose level has also declined, and he is no longer convincing the first responsible for The technical model of the Moroccan club.

The series of injuries is still chasing the French back of Nice, Youssef Atal, who left the club’s starting line-up due to the many injuries he had suffered since joining the French club, as the former Paradox player is in a period of convalescence after the injury that forced him to leave the field 10 minutes after entering. As a substitute in the Lille match in the league, which confirms his absence from the next two matches against Niger, putting the national voter Belmadi in a real dilemma, on the right side of the defense.

Among the defensive elements that present good levels in the last matches, the Tunisian Esperance player, Mohamed Amin Togay, who returned to his level, and became a mainstay in the team, especially in the last two meetings for the African Champions League against each of the Sudanese Mars, where he was among the factors that It contributed greatly to winning the three points, along with the Belouizdad youth match, in which it confirmed its defensive value, by thwarting most of the offensive attempts of the sons of Al-Aqiba, which nominates him to lead the green defense axis in the coming dates.

And with the remarkable brilliance of the coach Bougherra’s battalion, in the past “Chan” competition, especially in the back line, which contributed a large percentage to reaching the final, Mouloudia defender Abdel Lawi may be a solution for Belmadi in the coming dates, especially after his name was included in the expanded list in anticipation of lurking. Next March, as he is considered one of the best defenders in the national championship currently and has great experience, and this was evident in the “Al-Shan” competition, where he succeeded in leading the defense to keep the net clean, in all the matches that the team played in the tournament, without forgetting Mukhtar Belkhither, who presented Turn in the level which may be among the solutions on the right.