Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane has been dropped from the squad for two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Togo.
This was confirmed by head coach Brahim Hemdani.
Zidane has missed recent matches due to injury and a two-game suspension.
However, Hemdani noted that the goalkeeper’s exclusion was “based on sporting criteria”.
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USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot has been called up alongside Melvin Mastil of Swiss club Lausanne-Sport and Abdelatif Ramdane of MC Alger.
Zidane, son of French football icon Zinedine Zidane, joined the Fennecs after switching his sporting nationality in September 2025 to represent Algeria, where his family has roots.
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