FIRST CONVOCATION FOR SINALY DIOMANDÉ

Olympique Lyonnais coach Rudi Garcia has called up 19 players for the French Cup quarter-final against Marseille on Wednesday 12 February 2020. The 18-year-old Academic defender Sinaly Diomandé joins the squad for the first time. Trained at the Djekanou academy and arrived from FC Guidars at the beginning of the season, he took advantage of…

VALENCE THINKS OF HAMARI

Under contract with the Stade Rennais until 2021, Hamari Traoré is in the sights of Valencia in Spain. The Stade Rennais has begun discussions with Hamari Traoré to extend his contract, which ends in June 2021. For the time being, the file is not moving forward and the 27-year-old academic defender does not seem inclined…

RAMY’S BACK IN TRAINING NEXT WEEK.

National team left-back Ramy Bensebaini will soon be back. The former Stade Rennais player, who has suffered a muscle strain, could well be in the derby against FC Cologne, says his coach Marco Rose. The latter clearly expressed his satisfaction at yesterday’s press conference that the derby has been cancelled in order to recuperate important…

ZOKORA MAESTRO, THE TIRELESS MIDFIELDER

In its column, “one player, one story”, the Association of Ivorian Footballers (AFI) highlighted this week one of the first boarders of the JMG Academy in Abidjan, namely Didier Zokora known as “Maestro”, known for his legendary enthusiasm and love for football, the former Ivorian international will have marked his entire generation. The former Ivorian…

RAMY: ABSENCE LONGER THAN EXPECTED

Last weekend Borussia Monchengladbach lost the derby to Schalke 2-0, with Ramy Bensebaini missing the game through injury and it could be more serious than expected. Borussia’s best player of the month in December suffered a muscle injury and was due to return this week. However, Borussia Monchengladbach coach Marco Rose said the left full-back’s…