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Arsenal teenager get Nations Cup call-up

Bennacer and Ozil in action during training (Photo: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal's Algerian midfielder Ismaeil Bennacer has been called up to play in the African Nations Cup finals after a knee injury ruled Saipher Taider out of the tournament, the country's football federation said on Friday.

The 19-year-old Bennacer won his first cap for Algeria last year in Nations Cup qualification and is yet to make a league debut for the Gunners.

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