Vladimir Petkovic has made his choice. After its first victory against Sudan on Wednesday (3-0), Algeria already has the opportunity to validate its qualification for the round of 16 of the 2025 African Cup of Nations against Burkina Faso, this Sunday (6:30 p.m., to follow live with commentary on parisien.fr). The Fennecs coach has decided to start Luca Zidane in goal again.
Selectable with Algeria since September, the son of legend Zinedine Zidane will play his third match with the Greens. The first dates back to October 14, against Uganda during qualifying for the 2026 World Cup (2-1). As during the match against Sudan, where his father was present in the stands in Rabat, the Granada goalkeeper was preferred to Anthony Mandrea (Caen) and Ousama Benbot (USM Algiers).
Team compositions:
Algeria: Mandi – Mandi, Blessed, Chergui – Hadjam, Blessed, Maza, Boudei, Air – Mahrez, Amoura.
Burkina Faso: Koffi – Yago, Dayo, Tapsoba, Kouassi – Sangaré, Ouédraogo, Zougrana – Traoré, Kabore, Ouattara.
In attack, serial scorer Mohammed Amoura will accompany captain Riyad Mahrez. Paris FC winger Ilan Kebbal will start on the bench, unlike his club teammate Samir Chergui who will start in central hinge alongside Aïssa Mandi and Ramy Bensebaïni.
Rayan Aït-Nouri and Jaouen Hadjam will play in the piston positions, and the midfield will be made up of former Marseillais Ismaël Bennacer, Niçois Hicham Boudaoui and Bayer Leverkusen player Ibrahim Maza.
