Algeria have invited Luca Zidane, the son of France legend Zinedine, to their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Somalia and Uganda in 2026.
The goalkeeper, who was born in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, played for France in various youth competitions before recently switching to Algeria as an international alligator.
The 27-year-old goalkeeper is one of three players selected for the 9 and 14-october matches in Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic’s 26-man squad.
Zidane, who is the second of four brothers who all graduated from Real Madrid Academy, currently plays for Granada in the second-tier of Spain.
He played for Madrid twice and has experience with La Liga at Rayo Vallecano, but he dropped to Eibar in 2022 before moving to Andalusian side Granada in 2024.
The Kabylie region of Algeria is where Zidane’s paternal grandparents are from.
Zinedine Zidane was famously sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 final, which was won by Italy in a penalty shootout, but scored twice for France in their 1998 World Cup triumph over Brazil.
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Source: BBC
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