What emotion could Luca Zidane have felt when he set foot on Algerian soil on Monday? Seventy-two years after the choice of his grandfather, Smaïl, to cross the Mediterranean for the dream of a better life in France, the second of Zizou’s four sons joined the Fennecs at the start of the week. His first call-up with the country of his ancestors, as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Same piercing gaze, same apparent shyness as his father, the 27-year-old goalkeeper also appeared impassive in front of the cameras upon his arrival at the bustling Houari Boumediene airport in Algiers, where he took selfies with fans, who were waiting for him… Before delivering his impressions with the Marseille accent still reminiscent of Zizou.
