Overview
- Algeria named a 28-man roster featuring Luca Zidane among three goalkeepers with Oussama Benbot and recalled Anthony Mandrea.
- Alexis Guendouz missed selection after a knee injury, leaving Zidane widely tipped to start at the finals in Morocco.
- Zidane, 27, plays for Granada, switched from France at youth level, and debuted for Algeria in October’s World Cup qualifier.
- Anthony Mandrea returned despite earlier exclusion when Petkovic declined to pick a keeper competing in France’s third tier.
- Marseille forward Amine Gouiri remains out following shoulder surgery, as Algeria open Group E on Dec 24 against Sudan before facing Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea.