Algeria – AFCON 2025: a timely return for Petkovic!

Algeria regains a midfield warrior just before AFCON

Africa 24 October 2025 at 08:36

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Algeria – AFCON 2025: a timely return for Petkovic!

Good news for Algerian football. After more than seven months on the sidelines, Ahmed Kendouci has finally resumed full training with his Swiss club, FC Lugano. The international midfielder, who suffered a serious leg injury while playing for Ceramica Cleopatra in Egypt, is gradually regaining his touch and rhythm after a lengthy rehabilitation period.

Kendouci’s return comes at a pivotal moment, as his club prepares to enter a crucial phase of the season. According to early reports from Switzerland, the player is showing promising physical form, and could make his official competitive comeback before the end of the year.

A serious option for Petkovic at AFCON 2025

This news will no doubt please Vladimir Petkovic, the head coach of the Algerian national team, who is still searching for the right formula in midfield. Kendouci, renowned for his work rate in the engine room, vision, and ability to drive forward, could establish himself as a credible solution to strengthen the Fennecs’ midfield ahead of the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.