Zinedine Zidane addresses the Mohamed Sanhadji affair

Zinedine Zidane has spoken about the Mohamed Sanhadji affair involving the France team, putting the former international back into a discussion linked to the national side. The available information confirms Zidane’s intervention but does not specify the issue at the centre of the affair or explain the circumstances that prompted his comments.

No direct quotation or detailed account of Zidane’s position is supplied. Mohamed Sanhadji’s role in the case is also not established in the available material, and there is no confirmed response from him. The event therefore supports the fact that Zidane addressed the affair, but not a fuller interpretation of what he said or what consequences may follow for those involved.

The player information provided concerns Mohamed Ben Ali, a different footballer. Ben Ali is a 31-year-old Tunisian right-back who plays for Esperance Tunis. He joined Esperance from CS Sfaxien in the 2022-23 season, after moving from Stade Tunisien to CS Sfaxien in 2018-19 for €20,000. His listed market value is €500,000, while his injury status is recorded as unknown. None of those details connects Ben Ali to the Mohamed Sanhadji affair, and the available facts do not establish any link between the Esperance defender and Zidane’s comments.