The Algerian football team will face its Cameroonian counterpart on 9 October at Mustapha Tchaker stadium in Blida, as part of the first round of qualifiers to the World Cup 2018 to be held in Russia, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) announced on its website.

The Greens will be brought together on 3 October to prepare for their games against the teams of Group B, namely Nigeria and Zambia.

Serbian Milovan Rajevac's players will travel to Nigeria on November to face the Nigerian team part of the second round.