A private source confirmed towin win“The Swiss coach, Vladimir Petkovic, officially invited the player Ibrahim Maza to join the Algerian national team’s roster in preparation for facing Togo in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, a few days after the German club Hertha Berlin star qualified to wear a shirt.”The greens“.
A few days ago, Mazza (18 years old) obtained the official FIFA license, which confirms the change of his sporting nationality and officially qualifies him to play with the Algerian senior national team, after he was a German international player in the junior categories, which – in the opinion of observers – is considered a gain for the Algerian national team. Given the great potential of the young player.
“Sources revealed”win win“, which was the first to announce the details of Mazza’s official qualification, said that this process was not easy, and witnessed the German Football Association trying to obstruct the process and put pressure on the Hertha Berlin star, in order to push him to withdraw his position and settle on staying with the German national team, but the young Algerian star refused. He yielded to these pressures and stuck to his position despite the pressure from his team management and his coach in the German U-20 national team.
The same sources explained that the German Federation delayed and refused to send the document related to Maza’s career in the German youth national teams (necessary in the file of changing his sporting nationality), despite the letters of the Algerian Football Federation, before the International Federation of Association Football intervened, which wrote to the German Federation in order to obtain this document. .
After FIFA’s speech, the German Federation was forced to adhere to the legal instructions in this file, which accelerated the rehabilitation process of Ibrahim Maza, who became fit to represent the Algerian national team.
The attacking midfielder has the ability to play in several attacking positions, and he made a distinguished and exceptional start with Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga 2, which made him the focus of attention of the German media, fans, and even the top German Premier League.
Many analysts expect that the Algerian player will not stay with Hertha Berlin for long, as they nominate him to leave next summer at the latest, and even during the winter Mercato in the event that an offer arrives that cannot be rejected from his team’s management, which needs funds to put the club back on the right path. Technically and financially.
Petkovic invites the talented Ibrahim Maza, and the fans are waiting
“Sources confirmed”win win“Coach Vladimir Petkovic included Ibrahim Maza in the expanded roster of the Algerian national team, in preparation for facing Togo in the third and fourth rounds of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, in order to provide strong support to the promising player who holds on to the dream of playing with Algeria instead of the German national team.
The call-up came in accordance with the agreement that took place between officials of the Algerian Football Federation, the player and his family, where it was confirmed that he would get the opportunity to play with the Algerian first team and alongside its big stars, in the form of Mahrez, Ben Sabaini, Ait Nouri and others, in contrast to what the German national team was offering him. He played only in his age groups and reached the under-20 team.
But sources “win win“The possibility of Maza’s presence in the final list of the camp that will take place from October 7 to 15 has not been confirmed, due to several considerations, the most prominent of which is that Petkovic may prefer to postpone his integration with the “Greens” to the next camp, especially in light of the current availability of alternatives in his position in light of… The duo Amine Gouiri and Houssem Aouar starred.
Ibrahim Maza really needs to gradually participate with the Algerian national team, especially since everything has been going at maximum speed for him since the beginning of the current season, and therefore he must be dealt with in an intelligent manner, since he is only 18 years old.
The promising player receives very great media attention in Germany, which has turned into a great “aura” that some followers fear will affect him. Only two months after the start of the 2024-25 season, Mazza grabbed the spotlight with Hertha Berlin with his remarkable performance, and his contract was renewed for a longer period, then he changed his sporting nationality amid widespread controversy. In Germany, awaiting his first participation with the Algerian national team.
Despite this, many Algerian fans believe that the levels shown by Ibrahim Maza, despite his young age, qualify him to play with the Algerian national team without any problem, while the final decision rests with coach Vladimir Petkovic.
