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Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra has been named in a 23-man Mali squad for their 2010 World Cup qualifier at home to Sudan on October 11 after recovering from a long-term knee injury.

The 28-year-old made his first appearance in nearly a year last week, coming on as a substitute in Real's 2-0 La Liga victory over Villarreal.

Neither side can qualify for the World Cup in South Africa but a win for Mali would earn them a place at next year's African Nations Cup finals in Angola.

Goalkeepers: Soumaila Diakite (Stade Malien), Mahamadou Sidibe (Omonia Nicosia), Almamy Sogoba (Real Bamako)

Defenders: Ousmane Berthe (Jomo Cosmos), Abdoulaye Cissoko (Stade Malien), Adama Coulibaly (AJ Auxerre), Drissa Diakite (Nice), Souleymane Diamoutene (Bari), Bakary Soumare (Boulogne-sur-Mer), Adama Tamboura (Helsingborg)

Midfielders: Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid), Sigamari Diarra (Lorient), Lassana Fane (Al Merreikh), Seydou Keita (Barcelona) Abdallaye Maiga (Stade Malien), Mahamadou Mariko (Djoliba), Samba Sow (Racing Lens), Bakaye Traore (Nancy)

Forwards: Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla), Modibo Maiga (Le Mans), Tenema Ndiaye (Nantes), Mahamadou Samassa (Valenciennes), Moustapha Yatabare (Clermont Foot).

Portsmouth midfielder Hassan Yebda and Nantes' Djamel Abdoune have been named in Algeria's 22-man squad for the World Cup qualifier against Rwanda on October 11.

Goalkeepers: Fawzi Chaouchi (Entente Setif), Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Nassim Ousserir (Chabab Belouizdad)

Defenders: Yahia Anter (VfL Bochum, Germany), Reda Baabouche (Mouloudia Alger), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth, England), Madjid Bougherra (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Rafik Halliche (Nacional, Portugal), Slimane Raho (Entente Setif), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef)

Midfielders: Djamel Abdoune (Nantes, France), Yacine Bezzaz (Racing Strasbourg, France), Khaled Lemmouchia (Entente Setif), Mourad Meghni (Lazio, Italy), (Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth, England), Karim Ziani (VfB Wolfsburg, Germany)

Strikers: Hameur Bouazza (Blackpool, England), Rafik Djebour (AEK Athens, Greece), Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena, Italy), Kamel Ghilas (Hull City, England), Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Rafik Saifi (Lorient, France).

Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen has named a 21-man squad for their 2010 World Cup qualifier at home to Togo on October10.

Goalkeepers: Idriss Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Souleymanou Hamidou (Kayserispor)

Defenders: Stephane Bassong (Tottenham Hotspur), Henri Bedimo (Chateauroux), Andre Bikey (Burnley), Augustine Binya (Neuchatel Xamax), Geremi (Newcastle United), Nicolas Nkoulou (Monaco), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor)

Midfielders: Achille Emana (Real Betis), Enoh Eyong (Ajax), Jean Makoun (Lyon), Stephane Mbia

(Marseille), Daniel Ngom Kome (Tenerife), Landry Nguemo (Celtic), Alex Song (Arsenal)

Forwards: Paul Alo'o Efoulou (Nancy), Samuel Eto'o (Inter), Albert Meyong Ze (Braga), Somen Tchoyi (Salzburg), Achille Webo (Real Mallorca).

Club-less defender Bobo Balde has kept his place in Guinea's squad for their World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso on October 11.

Balde, who has been on trial at Toulouse in France after being released by Scottish club Celtic, is part of a 22-man squad for the match in Conakry despite not seeing regular competitive action for several months.

It will be the first match for new Guinea coach Mamadi Souare, who was named this week to replace Aboubacar Titi Camara, fired after Guinea lost their last qualifier in Malawi.

Guinea are virtually out of the race for a place at the 2010 finals but still on course to qualify for next January's African Nations Cup finals.

Goalkeepers: Kemoko Camara (Cholet), Naby Yattara (Arles) Defenders: Mamadou Alimou (Sivasspor), Dianbobo Balde (unattached), Fode Camara (Fello Star Labe), Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans), Ibrahima Diallo (Charleroi), Oumar Kalabane (Maniaspor), Kamil Zayatte (Hull City)

Midfielders: Mamadou Dioula Bah (Strasbourg), Alseny Camara, Kevin Constant (both Chateauroux), Pascal Feindouno (Al Rayyan), Samuel Johnson (Ismaili), Naby Soumah (Horoya), Kanfory Sylla (Sivasspor), Larsen Toure (Lille)

Forwards: Ibrahima Bangoura (Denizlispor), Ismael Bangoura (Rennes), Kaba Diawara (Arles-Avignon), Fode Mansare (Toulouse), Souleymane Youla (Eskisehirspor)

Reuters