That's it, Luca Zidane is officially an Algerian international. Summoned for the first time by Valdimir Petkovic for this gathering in October, the son of “Zizou” honored his first selection with the Fennecs this Tuesday, during Algeria's victory over Uganda (2-1).
A meeting without stakes since the Algerians had already validated their ticket for the 2026 World Cup four days earlier, against Somalia (3-0). During this success against the Somalis, Alexis Guendouz, starter in goal for the Fennecs for almost a year, was preferred to Luca Zidane.
Invited by a journalist to react to the great premiere of his new rival in the selection, at the time of the celebrations of qualification for the next World Cup on the Tizi-Ouzou lawn, the MC Alger goalkeeper hardly appreciated this question. And he made it known!
Guendouz: “These are not questions that arise”
“ What did I think of his match? He had a very good match “, first retorted Alexis Guendouz, before reproaching the journalist for trying to want to establish harmful competition with the Granada goalkeeper: “ We must not try to create fitna (division, in Arabic, editor's note) between the goalkeepers. No, but these are not questions that arise, eh. »
For his debut under the Algerian tunic, Luca Zidane conceded a goal after just six minutes of play on a cross strike from Steven Mukwala. But nothing to destabilize the 27-year-old goalkeeper, who then had a good match although he was not called upon much.
