Zidane Did Not Say Algeria’s Team Will Be Hit Hard in the Africa Cup of Nations
The Claim
Zinedine Zidane has uncovered a major plot being weaved against Algeria’s national team in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Facebook accounts have recently shared an alleged comment attributed to former French football player Zinedine Zidane during a recent interview with the French newspaper Le Monde. In the alleged interview, Zidane speaks about a major plot against the Algerian national team in the Africa Cup of Nations, which will force it out of the league in the first round.
Description: The screenshot shows the purported claim being shared on Facebook.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s team investigated the circulated claim and found that it was fake. The statement is fabricated and has no truth to it. Zidane did not make any comment in this regard, nor was the news published by the player’s official social media accounts or any reliable French or sports press source.
In addition, after searching the website of the French newspaper Le Monde, Misbar’s team found no recent statement or commentary by Zidane, let alone any alleged plots in the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon.
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Cameroon today, January 9, and will continue until February 6, 2022, nearly six months after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Algeria will play its first match in the tournament next Tuesday, Jan. 11, against Sierra Leone.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
