Although he represented the French national team in a previous match, Houssem Aouar, the Lyon midfielder, retracted his choice and decided to play for the Algerian national team.
Aouar, 24, played for the French national team in a friendly match once morest the Ukrainian national team in 2020, which allows him to change his nationality according to FIFA law.
Houssem Aouar is a player of Algerian origin, born and raised in the French city of Lyon, and has been playing in the first team for its club since 2017.
An Arab star preferred the Algerian national team to the “roosters”
