Son of football legend Zinedine Zidane, Luca Zidane, appears as Algeria’s starting goalkeeper in the match against Sudan
Eyes will be focused in today’s meeting on the new Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane, the son of French football legend Zinedine Zidane, specifically in the match “The Fennecs” will play against Sudan.
This match marks Luca Zidane’s second international appearance with the Algerian national team, after making his debut last October following the completion of official procedures to change his sporting nationality.
Luca enjoys the right to represent the Algerian national team thanks to his family origins, as his grandparents hail from Algerian lands, which allowed him to choose to defend the colors of the Algerian national team internationally instead of France.
The lineup adopted by the Algerian national team to face Sudan:
Goalkeeper: Luca Zidane.
Defense: Rafik Belghali, Aissa Mandi, Ramy Bensebaini, and Rayan Aït-Nouri.
Midfield: Ismaël Bennacer, Hicham Boudaoui, and Farès Chaïbi.
Forward: Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Amoura, and Baghdad Bounedjah.
This match is the first official meeting between the Algerian and Sudanese national teams in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, although the two teams have met on eight previous occasions in different competitions. The “Desert Warriors” have never known the taste of defeat, achieving four victories and four draws, with an offensive scoring advantage having scored 12 goals compared to only three goals conceded.
Source: RT
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