Algeria: With Boulbina and Belloumi, the light came from an underestimated local pool

During the 2-2 draw against Burundi in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers, Mohamed Bachir Belloumi and Adil Boulbina played crucial roles in helping Algeria come back from a 0-2 deficit. Belloumi, trained in Algeria and having played in Europe, scored to reduce the gap, while Boulbina, based in Saudi Arabia, equalized with a free kick. Their performance demonstrates that the local talent pool can produce key players, regardless of their training abroad, which is good news for the new national team cycle led by Brahim Hemdani.