Hamari Traore has been in top form since his return from the African Cup of Nations, and Benjamin Bourigeaud is as good as ever, generous and decisive. It’s a great way to get back into the game,” he said, “and it’s a great way to get back into the game and get back into the game. It’s a good thing we’ve got a good team,” he said, “but we’re not going to be able to win the game. We’ve got a lot of work to do,” he said. “Our right side was very good.
The midfielder, Benjamin Bourigeaud scored the first goal following a taupe volley, Hamary never ceased to project himself to bring the danger, as on this deep ball for Guirassy, at the beginning of the match. The two also got on wonderfully, combining, sliding and splitting. A nightmare for the defenders.
The agreement between the two managers, the only survivors of the victory in the French Cup, does not date from Sunday. It was a great opportunity for the team to get back on track,” he said, “and it was a great opportunity for the team to get back on track and get back on track. It was a great opportunity for the team to get back on track,” he said, “and it was a great opportunity for the team to get back on track and get back on track.
But together, the two partners are reaching a kind of fulfilment that is not unrelated to the good form of Stade Rennais. It’s also not unrelated to the defensive solidity of the team “who knew how to stand up, be well organised, rigorous as it should have been in this slightly more difficult period in the second half”, Genesio underlines.
In an interview with Ouest-France, Stade Rennais captain Hamari Traore spoke of his love for Mali, his country for which he gives everything.
Hamari Traoré, captain of Stade Rennais, gave an interview to Ouest-France. He tells us how he felt when he received the Malian flag at the presidential palace before the African Cup of Nations.
Trick question. What is the most important thing between being captain of the Stade Rennais and captain of Mali ?
Oh… Both (laughs)!
Being captain of the national team must be something stronger, right ? To have received the flag at the presidential palace with the CAN…
Honestly, it’s incomparable. You are talking about the nation. Especially me, when I am spoken of Mali, I am no longer the same person. Mali is everything for me, it’s my country, I learned everything there. So to have the national flag given to me by the president is a pride I cannot describe. It was incredible. To have this responsibility of the flag, to bring my partners to the African Cup, it’s huge. To have this responsibility at Stade Rennais is huge too, but they are two different and very important things.
What are the differences between the two armbands ?
With the national team, there are many things to do. You have to deal with bonuses, talk to the managers, all sorts of details… Here at Rennes, everything is square. We set things up at the beginning of the season. With the national team, there is something new at each meeting, we are a group of four who have to go and see the president of the Federation, the minister… It’s part of the country and it’s part of the fact that it’s exciting to be in the national team.
It must be heartbreaking for you to be so far from Mali all the time.
I left my country at a young age, at 19. Far from my family. The first few years, it was complicated at Paris FC. But I adapted, I know I came to be a professional. As soon as I can, I go home to see my parents, my childhood friends, my roots. It does me good. I am always in touch with Mali. When I am in Europe, I defend the colours of Mali, the honour of my family. And the colours of Stade Rennais of course. I have to be exemplary all the time, in everything I do. I am not perfect, but I try to be exemplary in everything I do.
