Algeria's star player and coach have both praised the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) for its plans and preparations for Qatar 2022, with Riyad Mahrez stating he expects the tournament to be the ‘best ever' FIFA World Cup™.

The Manchester City winger, a Premier League winner in 2016 and 2019, visited the SC's Legacy Pavilion with his Algeria coach – and former Qatar national team boss – Djamel Belmadi while in the country preparing for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

After being shown the plans for the tournament – and beyond in legacy mode – the 28-year-old said he was excited by what he had seen, and spoke of the importance of the Arab world being able to host football's most prestigious tournament.

“It's very important for everyone,” said Mahrez. “It's a massive organisational task, an unbelievable one. We came here to see close up how it will be and I think it will be one of the best World Cups we have ever seen. We are all looking forward to it.”