After the storm, the calm.
A little less than a year after having put his international career on hold, which had infuriated Algerian coach Djamel Belmadi, Andy Delort announced on Thursday that he was making himself available again for the Fennecs.
In a video shared by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) on its website, Andy Delort says he yearns to "play again for Algeria, notice and have fun on the pitch and show all the love I have for this jersey.
Between 2019 and 2021, Andy Delort wore the Algeria jersey 11 times (2 goals), with the key in particular being the title of African champion.
🚨 Andy Delort apologizes to the Algerian people and formalizes his return to EN via the FAF YouTube channel.
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— DZfoot (@DZfoot) September 15, 2022
He also apologized "to the Algerian public" for his "lack of communication".
“I had signed a long contract with Nice, he explains, and there was a lot of competition, a more ambitious club than Montpellier, and I made a decision too quickly by hiding things from the coach compared to a personal problem that meant that I couldn't leave so far from my family.
He reproached me for not having been clearer with him.
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In recent months, Delort had hinted that he could announce this return.
It is now done.
It remains to be seen if this will be enough to convince Belmadi to call on him.
This announcement comes in any case just a few days before the international break and the next gathering of the Fennecs, who will not participate in the Qatari World Cup, with friendly matches against Guinea (September 23) and Nigeria (September 27).
Djamel Belmadi must appear before the press this Sunday, September 18 to announce his group for these two matches.