Werder Bremen’s German defender Mitchell Weiser has expressed a desire to represent the Algerian first team despite defending the colors of the German national teams for age groups, taking advantage of his mother’s Algerian heritage.
“This option[to represent Algeria]was on my mind. Playing in a big tournament is an important goal for me. I have an advantage because I play with two teams and I have a better chance of playing a major tournament with Algeria,” Weiser said. 28, at a press conference on Thursday.
Pfizer was born in Cologne, Germany to a German father and an Algerian mother. He speaks some French and said, “My father played in France for two years when I was little. time, but I forgot a lot of words at the moment.”
“I’ve never been to Algeria and don’t know anything about its culture and how to live in it, but I love the experience, I’m looking forward to the challenge,” said the player, who previously wore the colors of Bayern Munich, Kaiserslautern “,” Hertha. Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen, disclosed.
Pfizer played forty matches with youth and youth teams in Germany and in 2017 became the European champion in the under-21 category.
Algeria is preparing to face Niger this month in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but it’s unlikely Pfizer will be on the official list to play two matches because he doesn’t yet have an Algerian passport, which is required. also change sports nationality.
Coach Djamel Belmadi has promised to restructure the Algerian national team for the Nations Cup in Cote d’Ivoire early next year and for the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Source: AFP.
