Mehdi Meniri is in the squad despite having no current club
Algeria coach Jean Michel Cavalli has called up five uncapped players to join a 28-man squad preparing for next month's 2008 Nations Cup qualifying campaign.
France-based trio Mehdi Sennaoui, Yacine Hima and Khaled Kharroubi have been selected by the French coach.
Cavalli also called up Rafik Djebbour, a little-known player based in Greece, while there was also a place for Germany-based Chadli Amri.
Meanwhile, Ali Boulebda returns to the side after a six-year absence.
The squad was announced to prepare for the camping ahead of the Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea on 3 September in Conakry.
Before then however, the Desert Foxes will play two friendlies.
After assembling for a four-day training camp in France from Saturday 12 August, the Algerians will play local second division side Istres at Aix-les-Bains on Monday.
24 hours later, Cavalli's charges face Gabon in Aix en Provence.
Nineteen foreign-based players are included in the side, while players of JS Kabylie will miss the start of the camping due to club commitments.
Squad: Lounès Gaouaoui (JS Kabylie), Mohamed Ousserir (NA Hussein Dey), Mehdi Sennaoui (Olympique de Marseille, France), Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie), Mohamed Hamdoud (USM Algiers), Fadel Brahami (RAEC Mons, Belgium), Nadir Belhadj (Sedan, France), Anthar Yahia (OGC Nice, France), Madjid Bougherra (Sheffield Wednesday, England)
, Samir Beloufa (KVC Westerlo, Belgium), Mehdi Meniri (no club), Yazid Mansouri (FC Lorient, France), Yacine Hima (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Khaled Kharroubi, (Valenciennes FC, France), Mehdi Lacen (Deportivo Alaves, Spain)
, Ali Moumen (MC Oran), Arafat Mezouar (MC Oran), Karim Ziani (FC Sochaux, France), Hocine Metref (USM Algiers), Kamel Larbi (OGC Nice, France), Hamza Yacef (JS Kabylie), Bouabdallah Daoud (MC Oran), Mansour Boutabout (Sedan, France), Ali Boulebda (US Creteil, France), Nassim Akrour (Grenoble Foot 38, France), Chadli Amri (FSV Mainz 05, Germany), Noureddine Daham (FC Kaiserslautern, Germany), Rafik Djebbour (Atromitos FC, Greece)