MC Alger have been dealt a big blow ahead of their second leg against Orlando Pirates in the CAF Champions League.
The Algerian side currently trail the Buccaneers going into the second leg on Wednesday evening in Soweto.
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However, Alger will arrive in South Africa without first choice goalkeeper Abdelatif Ramdane, who has been forced to withdraw due to injury.
"Our goalkeeper Abdelatif Ramdane will not be able to travel with the team to South Africa, which is scheduled to leave this Saturday at 1:00 a.m., due to the same injury that forced him to leave the last training camp of the national A team, and which he has been suffering from for several weeks," the club announced on their Facebook page.
"He will therefore be out of the match against Orlando Pirates."
As a result, Taoufik Moussaoui is now expected to take charge between the sticks, although he has made two appearances in the competition this campaign.