The crisis of the exclusion of defender Rayan Ait Nouri accompanies the Algerian national team delegation to the city of Bujumbura, in preparation for facing the Burundi national team tomorrow, Tuesday, in the second round of the 2027 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The national team coach, Ibrahim Hamdani, refused to go into details or reasons for excluding the Manchester City player from the camp following a disciplinary incident in the last Zambia match, stressing that the focus of the technical staff and players is entirely focused on recovery and field preparation for the upcoming confrontation.
The “Greens” are seeking to achieve their second victory in a row to strengthen their lead in Group Nine, after they began their qualifying campaign with a valuable victory over Zambia with a score of (3-1).
In the press conference held on Monday, Hamdani downplayed the impact of the “Intawari” artificial pitch on his team’s performance, indicating that the players are accustomed to playing matches on similar pitches.
In the same context, the coach warned against the opponent’s recklessness despite the great victory achieved by the Algerian team over Burundi by 4-0 in a previous match, stressing that the cancellation match will be completely different because it is played outside the rules and in front of the fans of the opposing team.
