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Bougherra ruled out of Algeria qualifying match

 

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ALGIERS, March 25 (Reuters) - Captain Madjid Bougherra has been ruled out of Algeria�s African Nations Cup qualifier against Morocco on Sunday having failed to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in last weekend�s Scottish League Cup final.

 

Bougherra had received extensive treatment this week and underwent a fitness test on Friday but has not recovered in time, the Algeria Presse Service reported.

 

He suffered a tear which forced him off during Rangers�s win over Celtic in the final in Glasgow on Sunday.

 

ââ?¬Å?He is not fit enough to make the match. We donââ?¬â?¢t want to take risk,ââ?¬Â a team official told APS.

 

Algeria, who played at last year�s World Cup finals, are seeking their first win of the qualifiers after dropping surprise points to minnows Central African Republic and Tanzania in their opening two Group D matches.

 

Rioting broke out in Annaba on Thursday as supporters fought for tickets.

 

(Writing by Mark Gleeson; Editing Mark Meadows; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=reu-africaalgeria

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Humble pie anyone?? :whistling::whistling:

 

Not really mate. You still have to wonder why he was running around Hampden during the celebrations if he had really torn his hamstring. We've had reports that he could be out for several weeks and yet he flies out to Africa to join up with the Algeria squad and have fitness tests. All very conflicting and doesn't make much sense.

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