Luca Zidane: Pride at CAN Debut – Algeria vs Burkina Faso

Luca Zidane is living a waking dream. Supported by his father Zinedine during his first in a major international competition with Algeria against Sudan, the Granada goalkeeper pulled off a few saves and participated in his team’s good entry into the running (3-0).

At the end of the Greens’ training on Saturday, the day before facing Burkina Faso this Sunday during the 2nd day of the African Cup of Nations, the 27-year-old goalkeeper gave his first impressions in a Youtube video, posted by the Algerian Federation: “It’s a pride for me to be able to play this African Cup. We started well, now we have to prepare to win against Burkina. »

The Algerians, who won their first match with a historic double from Riyad Mahrez, could already validate their ticket for the round of 16 in the event of a victory this Sunday against Burkina Faso. And Luca Zidane knows that.

“We are preparing for the match against Burkina. We had a good workout, a good session. Tomorrow (Sunday) we will do one last session to be ready for the match. We know it’s a good team. It’s the second match, we started the competition well. We have to get the three points,” analyzed the Algerian international (2 caps).

If successful, Algeria will join Egypt and Nigeria, who also won their first two meetings, in the round of 16 of this African Cup of Nations.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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