This is the first time that Luca Zidane has officially appeared in the Algerian national team shirt, after joining the “Greens” during the current October camp, after changing his sporting nationality.

Luca Zidane qualifies to play for Algeria through his father’s roots, as his grandfathers come from Algeria.

Luca Zidane is 27 years old and holds the position of goalkeeper. He currently plays for the Spanish club Granada in the second division. He graduated from the Real Madrid Academy and has previously represented France in the junior categories.

In addition to Zidane, Algeria national team coach Vladimir Petkovic made three more changes to the starting lineup compared to the match in which the “Desert Warriors” defeated Somalia 3-0 last Thursday in the ninth round of the qualifiers, where he brought in Adam Zarqan and Ibrahim Mazza in the midfield at the expense of Nabil Bentaleb and Fares Chaaibi, and striker Amine Goueiri, who replaced Baghdad Bounedjah. The injured person.

It is noteworthy that the Algerian national team reserved its place in the 2026 World Cup finals, raising its score to 22 points at the top of Group Seven, 4 points ahead of runner-up Uganda.

Source: Agencies