The Algerian Football Federation tried to recruit a big name to succeed Djamel Belmadi.
As revealed by the daily L'Équipe this Friday afternoon, Zinedine Zidane was approached to take charge of the Fennecs!
Information that we are able to confirm.
Eliminated from the African Cup of Nations in the first round, as in the previous edition, Algeria found itself immediately without a coach.
Djamel Belmadi's contract was terminated immediately after the group stage.
But the 1998 world champion declined the offer, as he had done for the Brazilian selection previously.
Zinedine Zidane, 51, has not coached a team since the last match of Real Madrid's 2020-2021 season.
With the Merengue, the former number 10 of the Blues had won three Champions Leagues.
Last June, he indicated on the Téléfoot show his desire to find a bench “quickly”.
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Last summer, Zinedine Zidane was in the sights of a French club: Paris Saint-Germain.
The capital club had asked the former player to take over from Christophe Galtier.
A proposal that the technician had also declined.