Chelsea Goalkeeper Sami Tlemçani Switches Allegiance from Morocco to Algeria

Sami Tlemçani now with the Algerian U23s? In a photo posted on social media, we see the Moroccan international posing with an Algerian national team jersey. The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has started the procedures for his change of sports nationality and he will be called up with the Algerian U23 selection, already rejoice Algerian media.

On the Twitter page of Algerian Talents, we can read: a new Fennec @samitlemcani1 The procedures have been made by the FAF for the international choice change of the Chelsea goalkeeper and the Moroccan selection Sami tlemcani. He will be called up to the Algerian U23 selection."

Born in France in 2004, Sami started his training at Créteil Jugend before joining Paris FC in 2018. He had been called up by France U16 in 2019. That same year, he had been called up by Morocco U17. In 2021, he had responded to the call of Vahid Halilhodzic, then coach of the Moroccan national team.