Bundesliga side Bochum announced on their official site that the 27-year-old would be sidelined for two weeks in order to recuperate from a foot injury which he sustained during Wednesday's training.

Yahia will miss his club's upcoming league game against Freiburg on Saturday as well as Algeria's trip to Egypt on November 14th, the website mentioned.

Algeria trio Madjid Bougherra, Karim Ziani and Yacine Bezzaz have also suffered different injuries of late.