Invited by the Algerian Federation to spend a few days in his country of origin, Karim Benzema visited the men of Vladimir Petkovic, the new Fennecs coach, on Wednesday. And this Thursday, the 2022 Ballon d’Or will be present in the aisles of the Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers to attend the match between Algeria and Guinea, counting for the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Followed by numerous media on his journey, Karim Benzema was invited by the influencer Sam Foot certainly during the winter of 2026.
“We’re going to say Morocco-Algeria”
“The CAN final next year? Honestly I don’t know, will she be in Morocco? It is extremely difficult to predict this competition, almost impossible. We’re going to say Morocco-Algeria”declared the Al-Ittihad striker.
If Nueve’s prediction came true, it would be a great feat for the Fennecs. Indeed, the Algerian selection is in full reconstruction after being eliminated for the second time in a row from the group stage of CAN 2023. Before that, it was coming out of enormous disillusionment with its non-qualification for the World Cup. 2022 in Qatar.