Algerian star sees former club falter amid present club’s success

Last updated: April 26, 2026 | 15:06

File photo: Algeria's Riyad Mahrez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Africa Cup of Nations group E soccer match between Algeria and Sudan in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. AP

It sure has been a ‘mixed’ week for Riyad Mahrez, even assuming he is not the sentimental type.

Last Wednesday, the Algerian football star would certainly have been shaken, if not stirred by the news of his former club Leicester City FC – with whom he spent four-and-half years, scored 48 goals and won the Premier League in 2016 – being relegated to the third division.…