Algeria have confirmed that their Newcastle midfielder Mehdi Abeid (pictured) and Trabzonspor defender Essaid Belkalem have been ruled out of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations because of injury. 22-year-old Abeid has a toe injury and Trabzonspor defender Essaïd Belkalem is out with a hamstring problem. Both players were called up by Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff in his final squad for the Nations Cup to be held in Equatorial Guinea starting on 17 January....