After winning the African Cup of Nations in 1990 and 2019, Algeria dreams of making it three in Morocco. To do this, the Fennecs will have to keep Nigeria out of their way, this Saturday (5 p.m.) in Marrakech in the quarter-finals, after having eliminated the DR Congo in the previous round (1-0) and achieved a solid success during the group stage.
Facing the Super Egales, the Greens will be able to count on their new lucky charm, Luca Zidane. During his three starts in the tournament, the 27-year-old goalkeeper did not concede a single goal. And he intends to continue his good series and defeat the formidable Nigerian attack, led by Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.
“ We know that Nigeria has a good attack, a good team. We will prepare well today (Friday) to be ready tomorrow », First declared Zizou’s son to the press this Friday, on the sidelines of Fennecs training.
Luca Zidane: “It doesn’t stop there”
“ We are happy with this qualification for the quarter-finals, but it does not stop there, then launched the Granada goalkeeper. Now we are focused on the next match. The Congo match is over. (…) As I said, we know that they have a big attack, a good squad, but so do we. We’ll be ready. »
In the event of qualification for the semi-finals, the Algerians will face the winner of the match between Morocco and Cameroon.
