At 35, Riyad Mahrez is done with the national team, but not with football. Without a club since the end of his contract with Al-Ahli this summer, the Algerian winger has found a new base. Still in the Middle East, but no longer in Saudi Arabia.
It was in Qatar, and more precisely in Al-Shamal, that the 2019 African champion decided to bounce back. “The world knows his name. Now he’s wearing ours.”rejoices on X, the current fifth in the Qatar Stars League, where his compatriot Baghdad Bounedjah plays.
Riyad Mahrez heads to Qatar
The native of Clichy will therefore discover a fourth country after France (Quimper, Le Havre), England (Leicester, Manchester City) and Saudi Arabia (Al-Ahli). The last challenge of his career? Answer in a few months, at the end of the 2026-2027 financial year.
