Mahrez, Slimani dropped by Algeria after World Cup exit


ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria have dropped African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez and his Leicester City team mate Islam Slimani from the squad for next weekend's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon.

The pair are major victims of a clear out of the squad announced on Sunday after Algeria suffered home and away defeats against Zambia in their last qualifiers to end their hopes of reaching next year's finals in Russia.

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