Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has backed Algeria to win the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The Desert Warriors got their Group C campaign off to a winning start after securing  comfortable 2-0 win over Kenya on Sunday.

"We want to see the Algerian team playing well for the Algerian people," Zidane, 47, a Frenchman with Algerian origins, to beIn SPORTS TV channel on Sunday.

Algeria, who won the AFCON Cup once in 1990, play in Group C along with Senegal, Kenya, and Tanzania.

"I want them to win the title so to see Algerians celebrating their victory in the streets," added the former attacking midfielder of Juventus and Real Madrid.

Algeria will face Senegal next in Cairo on Thursday, before facing Tanzania in the final match of the first round on 1 July.