At 27 years old, Luca Zidane, the second of Zizou’s four sons, has a strong chance of earning the starting goalkeeper role for Algeria at AFCON 2025, which you can watch LIVE on beIN SPORTS.

Why Could Luca Zidane Be Algeria’s Starting Goalkeeper at AFCON 2025?

Zidane, who currently plays for Granada, is in contention to start due to the injury of Alexis Guendouz, who was ruled out after suffering a knee injury.

Among the 28-man squad, Anthony Mandrea, who plays in France’s third division, was also selected — a choice that reportedly does not fully convince head coach Vladimir Petkovic

When Did Luca Zidane Make His Debut for Algeria?

Luca Zidane requested a change of federation after completing his entire youth career with France. Following FIFA’s approval in September, he was cleared to represent the country of his father’s birth.

In October, the Granada goalkeeper made his first — and so far only — appearance for Algeria in a 2–1 win over Uganda during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Algeria’s Full Squad for AFCON 2025

Goalkeepers:
Oussama Benbot (USM Alger), Luca Zidane (Granada), Anthony Mandrea (Caen)

Defenders:
Ryan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City), Youcef Atal (Al Sadd), Zineddine Belaid (JS Kabylie), Rafik Belghani (Hellas Verona), Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), Samir Chergui (Paris FC), Mehdi Dorval (Bari), Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys Bern), Aïssa Mandi (Lille), Mohamed Amine Tougai (Espérance)

Midfielders:
Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad), Ismaël Bennacer (Dinamo Zagreb), Hicham Boudaoui (Nice), Fares Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), Ramiz Zerrouki (Twente), Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise)

Forwards:
Mohamed Amoura (Werder Bremen), Monsef Bakrar (Dinamo Zagreb), Redouane Berkane (Al Wakrah), Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail), Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Shamal), Anis Hadj-Moussa (Feyenoord), Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli)