Ibrahim Mazza reveals the reason for his anger at the African Cup – New Algeria

Algerian international player Ibrahim Maza revealed the reason for his apparent anger following the elimination of the national team in the quarter-finals of Cannes 2025.

Algerian international player Ibrahim Mazza spoke in statements to the German newspaper “Bild” about his participation with the national team in the recent African Cup of Nations finals, “CAN 2025.”

Mazza said in his statements to the German newspaper and reported by the website:La Gazette du VinicToday, Tuesday: “I reached the African Cup with the intention of winning it, and being excluded in this way was bitter for me.”

The Bayer Leverkusen star added: “I went through many emotions during the competition. I was a little angry after the match against Nigeria. I felt sad after the exclusion, but this is football.”

Mazza continued: “The loss is painful, but it is an opportunity for us to draw lessons and benefit from them in order to work on our weaknesses and strive to develop and achieve better results in the future.”

In a related context, Mazza returned to talk about The reason for his choice Playing for the Algerian national team, although he was able to wait to receive a call-up from the national team of his birth country, Germany, or the national team of his mother’s country, Vietnam.

Mazza initially responded to the German national team coach, Julian Nagelsmann, saying: “Just him talking about me is a good thing in itself.”

He continued: “I am a multicultural person. I love Algeria, Germany, and Vietnam, but I chose Algeria for special reasons.”

Ibrahim Mazza concluded his speech by saying: “The Vietnamese Football Association contacted me previously, but I chose the Algerian national team in the end, and now I want to lead it to achieve a distinguished participation in the World Cup.”

It is worth noting that the national team was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations by the Nigerian national team (0-2), and has now turned its focus towards the 2026 World Cup finals, scheduled for next summer in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada.