Rayan Aït-Nouri and Algeria
26 September 2026
Algeria have released Rayan Aït-Nouri from their current national-team training camp following a heated altercation with the coaching staff during Friday’s 3-1 victory over Zambia. The Manchester City defender will now return to his club.
Aït-Nouri had been preparing to enter as a substitute before the plan changed, then refused instructions to resume warming up after Algeria’s second goal. Head coach Ibrahim Hamdani subsequently decided to remove him from camp.