He couldn’t miss this. For her son’s first in a major international competition, under the colors of Algeria, Zinédine Zidane had to be present. This Wednesday, the French football legend is in Rabat to attend Luca’s match against Sudan at the African Cup of Nations.
Identified in the stands under a black cap, the former number 10 of the Blues is accompanied by another of his sons, Théo, also a footballer and who plays in Cordoba, in the Spanish second division. A family trip to see with their own eyes the exploits of the Grenada goalkeeper, who is only playing his second match with the Fennecs after making the decision to represent them in September.
Attentive, Zinédine Zidane undoubtedly appreciated the start of the match of his offspring, author in particular of a good exit at the feet of the Sudanese Yaser Awad. In a report broadcast on BeIN Sports, Luca Zidane assured that his father had supported him in his choice. “Like any father, he was behind me,” he explained. He told me it’s your choice, I can give you advice but after the last choice, it’s up to you to make it. » His heart finally leaned towards Algeria, in particular to make his grandfather Smaïl proud.
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