He’s about to come back. Since his falling out in 2021 with his coach, Djamel Belmadi, Andy Delort had no longer worn the colors of Algeria, and had not even participated in CAN 2021 (defending champion, Algeria had been eliminated from the hens). But obviously, the two men have reconciled. Indeed, the 30-year-old explained that he wanted to find the selection in September, for the CAN playoffs.
“We spoke with the coach. It was necessary. I am at his disposal again. I will soon know if I will find the other Nice people (Atal, Boudaoui, Brahimi), ”announces the Nice striker in an interview with Nice-Matin. The decision is now in Belmadi’s camp.
Delort had favored Nice in his selection
Not selected to face Niger in the context of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup for which Algeria is ultimately not qualified, Andy Delort had been strongly attacked by Djamel Belmadi at a press conference. The Fennecs coach accused the Niçois of preferring his club to his country.
“Four, five days ago, he sent me a message where he said he favored his club in a competition with Dolberg and Gouiri and had to put the selection on hold for a year. These are words. I had a heated discussion with him. After this stormy discussion where I blamed him and his club, I spoke with his sports director who explained to me that he wanted his African internationals not to make the CAN. It’s oral. We don’t have to accept it, ”Belmadi had launched.
Andy Delort has been wearing the colors of Algeria, his mother’s country of origin, since 2019. That year, he won the African Cup of Nations the same year.