Top5 - Number 5: Adlene Guedioura (Algeria)

One of Algeria's main men in for the tournament is Adlene Guedioura of Nottingham Forest. The 27-year-old is a central player who drives from box-to-box and destroys anything that may wander into his path. He has one of the most ferocious strikes on him in the English Leagues and can puncture any opposing defence with one of his trademark lung-bursting runs through the middle. He holds the composure of a man fully confident in his own abilities and this often appears infectious to his teammates as they seem to give just that little bit more when Guedioura is on the field.

Born in France, Guedioura started his football career playing for a number of clubs in the nation and eventually Belgium, but it was in England where his name rose to fame. After a loan move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2010 his game seem to explode into life and it looked to be one of the shrewdest pieces of business done when he signed on a permanent deal for £2m at the end of the season.

He went on to become an important fixture in the Wolves midfield but an unfortunate injury kept him sidelined for a lengthy time. When he returned he was loaned out to Championship side Nottingham Forest and just as quickly as he became a hero at the Molineux he was to do the same at the City Ground. Forest eventually signed him in a £1m deal and he has continued to impress throughout the current season.

He has been playing for Algeria since 2010 and has gone onto make 18 appearances for them and is now their captain, and he also scored his first goal in a 1-1 draw against Tanzania in the Africa Cup of Nations qualify in 2012.

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