Midfielder Saphir Taider Called up by Algeria

Published on March 14, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release

MONTREAL - Midfielder Saphir Taïder has been selected by the Algerian national team on Wednesday to take part in two international friendly games, against Tanzania on March 22 at Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, in Algiers, followed by a March 27 matchup against Iran at Graz-Liebenau-Stadion, in Graz, Austria.

Taïder, 26, has scored five goals in 42 games with the Algerian national team, making his international debut in a World Cup qualifying game against Benin, recording one goal and one assist, on March 26, 2013. He helped Algeria reach the round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the quarterfinals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

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