Football legend Zinedine Zidane will soon return to his ancestral homeland, Algeria.

Zidane will attend the Algerian national team’s matches against Somalia and Uganda, in Oran and Tizi Ouzou on October 9 and 14 respectively, for the last two rounds of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

“Zizou” will be accompanied by his father Ismail and his children, according to French press reports on Sunday.

Recently, goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of Zinedine Zidane, obtained Algerian sports nationality and has been cleared by FIFA to wear the ‘Desert Warriors’ jersey.