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Algeria head coach Christian Gourcuff and Ryad Boudebouz preview their trip to Ethiopia for Saturday's 2015 African Cup of Nations Group B qualifying match.

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SOUNBITE (French) Christian Gourcuff, Algeria head coach:

"If I had options I would have asked for a whole month to prepare, but this is the situation and I have to adapt. We have a very short time to prepare. It is a great challenge for me to prepare the team to execute my plans in four days. I am optimistic with the team's ability to qualify for the 2015 African Cup of Nations. This team has a strong team spirit after reaching the World Cup last 16."

SOUNDBITE (French) Ryad Boudebouz, Algeria forward:

"People see us as if we are the next champions of Africa but we haven't even started our qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations. These matches are going to be difficult but we have enough ability to make the finals."