Omo Naija, make we gist about dis fine boy wey dey keep goal for Algeria, Luca Zidane. Dis guy no just dey carry his papa, Zinedine Zidane’s name for head; he dey make us proud as he dey play for AFCON 2026!
Two months ago, dem call am up for World Cup qualifiers, now he don dey shine like star for dis AFCON. He don keep clean sheets for three matches straight, e no fit concede any goal yet! E be like say Luca dey carry the mountain for him back as e dey defend him net.
For dem opening matches, Luca show sey him no be small pikin. During the game wey Algeria play against Burkina Faso, he stand gidigba, no let any ball enter. Na him control di goal when dem beat DR Congo for di round of 16, ensuring say dem go fit advance to di quarterfinals.
Na you fit remember say back in 1996, another Algerian goalkeeper, Mohamed Haniched keep clean sheet for di first two matches of AFCON. But now, Luca don break dat record with him three clean sheets. Chai! Na hot matter be dat o!
Di next match na on January 10, wahala dey as dem go face Nigeria at Marrakech Stadium. Luca go wan keep am tight tight so dem fit enter semifinals, no be small thing!
Luca no just dey rely on him father’s fame; he don hustle for im career too. Him dey play for Granada for Spain second division, no like him time for Real Madrid wey he dey mostly sit down bench dey watch Thibaut Courtois flex. Dis guy dey carve him own path o!
We fit remember say Zinedine Zidane dey come watch im pikin as e dey perform. Everybody dey hail am for di big screen, and Luca dey feel am well as him family dey support him. “I dey happy sey dem dey here for me,” he talk, “Every player sabi say when family dey, e sabi dey sweet.”
Luca get correct journey from being born for France to a Spanish mama, and now e don represent him grandparents’ country, Algeria. E say na pride for im to wear di national team shirt.
As e dey waka for dis AFCON, Luca don show sey he no just be Zinedine’s son; dis na di time wey he dey become Algeria’s number one keeper. Make we dey watch di space as dis guy dey make history for di tournament!
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