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Leicester Winger Rachid Ghezzal Dropped From Algeria Squad After 'Bad Performances' This Season

Leicester winger Rachid Ghezzal has been left out of Algeria's international squad to face Togo in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, after reportedly angering the national manager with his poor performances this year.

Algeria parted ways with former manager Rabah Madjer in June, before appointing Djamel Belmadi to replace him later in the summer. After starting Ghezzal in the country's 1-0 defeat to Benin in October, Belmadi reportedly was left angered by the midfielder's ineffective displays and has now subsequently left the Leicester star out of his new squad.

According to Competition.dz, the former AS Monaco man was omitted from Belmadi's squad to face Togo after his 'bad performances' whilst representing his country, and having failed to impress in national team colours whenever called upon.