Algeria Head to Lomé for Togo Return Leg Without Maza and Hadj Moussa
By: Dr. Hana Saada
Algeria will travel to Togo without Ibrahim Maza and Anis Hadj Moussa after both players were ruled out through injury, adding to an already lengthy list of absentees ahead of Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The Algerian national team departed for Lomé on Sunday afternoon aboard a special flight ahead of Tuesday’s return fixture against Togo in the fourth round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Group I.
The two sides meet again after Algeria secured a narrow 1–0 victory in Saturday’s first leg at Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium. However, coach Brahim Hemdani will be without Maza and Hadj Moussa, both of whom sustained injuries during that match.
The Algerian Football Federation confirmed on Sunday that medical examinations had ruled out the two players, who will not travel with the squad to Togo.
Their absence compounds Algeria’s injury problems, with five other players already unavailable: Amin Chiakha, Rafik Belghali, Hicham Boudaoui, Bachir Belloumi and Jaouen Hadjam.
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