This was confirmed by head coach Brahim Hemdani.
Zidane has missed latest matches on account of damage and a two-game suspension.
However, Hemdani famous that the goalkeeper’s exclusion was “based on sporting criteria”.
Hemdani instructed journalists: “I need to have three goalkeepers who were getting as much playing time as possible.”
USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot has been known as up alongside Melvin Mastil of Swiss membership Lausanne-Sport and Abdelatif Ramdane of MC Alger.
Zidane, son of French soccer icon Zinedine Zidane, joined the Fennecs after switching his sporting nationality in September 2025 to characterize Algeria, the place his household has roots.
