Football: Ibrahim Maza and Anis Hadj Moussa ruled out against Togo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360, TSA and Afrik-Foot
The FAF has announced that Ibrahim Maza and Anis Hadj Moussa have been ruled out of the return match against Togo on Tuesday in Lomé, as part of AFCON 2027 qualifiers. Injured at the ankle in the first leg in Tizi-Ouzou, the two forwards were sidelined after medical examinations, according to TSA.
The FAF announced in a statement on Sunday that forwards Ibrahim Maza and Anis Hadj Moussa will not travel to Lomé for the return match against Togo on Tuesday 17 November, as part of matchday 4 of AFCON 2027 qualifiers. Both starters in Algeria’s 1-0 win on Saturday in Tizi-Ouzou, the two players sustained an ankle sprain during that match. Medical examinations carried out on Sunday morning confirmed that they are unavailable.
Their absence deprives coach Brahim Hemdani of two attacking options, two days before the squad leaves for Lomé. It adds to an already long list: Abdelatif Ramdane, Rafik Belghali, Jaouen Hadjam, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Bachir Belloumi and Amine Chiakha had already been ruled out, making eight absences since the squad was announced.
With these withdrawals, Hemdani will have to do without at least five potential starters, and the right wing is the hardest hit: Farès Ghedjemis, who came on as a substitute on Saturday, is now the only player left there. The staff have recalled Saâdi Radouani to strengthen that flank, after fresh injuries in training. Farès Chaïbi or Himad Abdelli could, in numerical terms, replace Maza in the attacking midfield role. The coach, who considers this run of injuries 'nothing abnormal' at this stage of the season, has not called up an attacking reinforcement after the first injuries in this area.
