It has been official since Thursday: barely two weeks after the announcement of his change of sporting nationality, he who had defended the colors of France in all categories of young people, Luca Zidane was summoned by Vladimir Petkovic for the next two matches of Algeria against Somalia (October 9) and Uganda (October 14), as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Will he be directly holder for the purpose of the Fennecs?
“It's premature to talk about it nowdodged the Greens coach at a press conference. I think that if I summoned this player, it is because he deserves to be summoned. I am convinced that with its characteristics, because he is a player we have been following for a long time, he can bring us other qualities in the group. »»
Luca Zidane, blow in Spain
If her summons has caused a lot of ink to flow in the Algerian press, she poses a problem in Spain, the country where he evolves. Because his club, Granada, will be on deck during the international break with two meetings on the program in Laliga2: against Las Palmas (October 10) and Andorra (October 17). His absence for the first of these two meetings is therefore already acted.
And for the second, nothing says that the son of “Zizou” will be in condition to play. A blow for the Andalusian training, which could also lose its other goalkeeper, Ander Astralaga, if they are summoned with the U21 of La Roja, opposed to Finland on October 14. Luca Zidane is obviously for nothing. His goal is to discover Algeria before two deadlines that weighed in his choice: the CAN and the World Cup.
