Algeria will be out to secure their place at the 2017 Africa Cup Nations, hosted by Gabon, when they face Ethiopia in a qualifying match on Tuesday.
The ‘Fennecs’ moved a step closer to booking their place at next year's tournament with a thumping 7-1 win over the same opponents in Blida this past weekend.
Islam Slimani and Sofiane Feghouli both grabbed a brace with Yacine Brahimi, Saphir Taïder and Rachid Ghezzal adding to the visitors’ misery at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker.
Nine points from three games has opened a five point gap between the North Africans and Ethiopia atop the Group J standings, with the Seychelles having also managed four points from their allotted games.
As a result, Algeria could book their place at the upcoming showpiece with two games to spare: If Lesotho beats the Seychelles in Maseru and Algeria manage a win in the Ethiopian capital, the 1990 champions will be at next year's showpiece - a draw in Lesotho coupled with a win will also be enough for Christian Gourcuff's men.
Despite their comfortable win at home, winger Yacine Brahimi has predicted a totally different game in Ethiopia.
"It will be a different game," said the Porto winger. "In football, a game never looks like another. It will be a difficult trip. There, the particular climatic conditions are really hard, elevation and relatively high humidity."
Kick-off at the Addis Ababa Stadium is scheduled for 16h00 CAT.
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