Intro:

Christian Gourcuff's Algeria squad trained and talked in Qatar on Tuesday (24th March) ahead of their friendly internatonal matches against the Qataris and Oman.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (French) Yacine Brahimi, Algeria and Porto midfielder:

"We have two very important matches for the preparation of our future qualifiers. It is important to prepare properly because we've got some big games ahead of us and I hope these two matches go as well as they possibly can."

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Youcef Belaini, forward:

"I am ready I was waiting for this chance for a long time. I hope I will be up to the task and help my colleagues here."

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Azzedine Doukha, goalkeeper:

"All the training facilities here in Qatar are ideal. We are preparing for two important matches. These matches are important in our preparation for the qualifiers of Africa Cup of Nations. They are also important in our effort to climb the FIFA ranking. The matches also give the manager a chance to check the performance of the team and the new players."

SOUNDBITE (French) Saphir Taider, midfielder:

"After training for two months with my club it is nice to return to the national team to train for ten days. We will train in an ideal place here in Qatar to prepare for 2017 CAF Cup of Nations. I hope Algeria will host this tournament."