Zidane’s son dropped from Algeria squad for AFCON qualifiers

Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane was left out of the national team squad on Thursday ahead of two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo, coach Brahim Hemdani said.

Zidane, 28, has recently been missing from the Algerian team, owing to injury and a two-game suspension over scuffles during an AFCON game against Nigeria in January.
But his exclusion was “based on sporting criteria”, Hemdani told journalists. “I need to have three goalkeepers who were getting as much playing time as possible.”
Hemdani called up USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot alongside Melvin Mastil of Swiss club Lausanne-Sport and Abdelatif Ramdane of MC Alger.
Zidane, a son of French football icon Zinedi...