US EditionProud Dad Zinedine Zidane Watches as Algeria Opens Africa Cup with 3-0 Win over Sudan
- On Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, Algeria opened its Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 3-0 win over 10-man Sudan at Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco.
- After an injury to Alexandre Oukidja, Algeria goalkeeper, Luca Zidane, a former French junior international who qualified through his paternal grandparents, started while Zinedine Zidane watched from the stands.
- Riyad Mahrez provided the decisive goals, scoring on 61 minutes and substitute Ibrahim Maza finished from Baghdad Bounedjah's knockdown five minutes from time.
- Algeria's victory moved the Algeria national team top of Group E while Sudan national team played most of the match with 10 men after Salah Adil received a second yellow and have won just once in 17 Cup of Nations matches.
- A crowd of 16,115 filled Moulay El Hassan Stadium, cheering Zinedine Zidane on the big screens as Riyad Mahrez, Algeria forward, reached eight goals at his sixth AFCON.
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Luca Zidane, the son of Zinedine Zidane, shone during her debut at the CAN with Algeria.
Luca Zidane debuted in the national team only in October, now he's stuck. In the victory against Sudan he showed an impeccable achievement, while his famous father was cheered at the grandstand.
On Wednesday, Algeria won its first CAN 2025 match, against Sudan (3-0). The opportunity to shine for Luca Zidane, the doorman of the Fennecs, before the eyes of "Zizou", present in Morocco. - IN IMAGES - CAN 2025: Luca Zidane won her entry into the competition with Algeria... before the eyes of her father (Sports).
Trained by Vladimir Petkovic, Algeria has started with a clear victory in the Africa Cup.
Burkina Faso defeated Equatorial Guinea 2-1 with a comeback (with the score at 0-0 in the 85th minute!), Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique and Algeria 3-0 Sudan with Mahrez and Zidane starring.
With Zinedine Zidane in the gallery and his son Luca in the arch, they won 3-0 to Sudan.The opponent of the Scaloneta again held in the continental tournament after 2,350: the last time was on July 19, 2019, when they defeated Senegal in the final.
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