LA MINUTE SPORT Sports news for this Friday, August 26
Like every day, from Monday to Friday, discover the main sports news of the Gard in a few information.
Nimes Olympia
Eliasson and Benrahou return. Nicolas Usaï, sacked last week during the defeat in Dijon (2-1), decided this week to call up Eliasson and Benrahou in the group to play tomorrow at 7pm at the Costières stadium (5th day of Ligue 2) against to compete. « You can’t fault anything in training, the units are good », assures the trainer, who had another discussion with the two interested parties this morning (see press conference in the video above). Nîmes Olympique are still waiting for satisfactory offers for these two players as the transfer window closes at midnight on Thursday. Five players are absent from this meeting. Ueda and Thomasen are in re-athletics, Doucouré is taking part in an opposition with the reserve team tomorrow morning, specifically accompanied by Nasraoui and Boudache, and Benezet is in charge. « There is still an inflamed area, that’s why it persists, but nothing serious », says the coach of the right ankle of the Nîmes playmaker, who is also likely to miss the next two trips: Tuesday to Grenoble (8.45pm) and Friday to Valenciennes (8.45pm). Dias has fallen into disrepair again. Even though the goalkeeper resumed collective training on Wednesday, he still didn’t feel 100%. He’s entitled to a special session with Malafosse tomorrow. So Maraval should start in goal, Burner should start on the left instead of Sadzoute and Koné could find a starting spot instead of Omarsson. After Boudache and Nasraoui, who came into play in Dijon, the young Marius Zampa (18) has been called up for the first time. “Right now there are windows of opportunity because of a couple of players missing, so they bite in and make sure they want to stay there.”, says Nicolas Usaï about the four young people who have been training with the pros since the start of preparation. The Nîmes manager should have another player early next week as young 19-year-old Burkinabe defender Nasser Djiga’s loan deal from FC Basel (Switzerland) is nearing completion.
The selected group: Maraval, Nazih – Vargas, Durand de Gevigney, Guessoum, Poulain, Burner, Sadzoute – Labonne, Delpech, Fomba, N’Guessan, Benrahou, Eliasson, Zampa – Koné, Omarsson, Tchokounté.
The probable composition: Maraval – Durand de Gevigney, Poulain (cap.), Guessoum – Vargas, Labonne, Fomba, N’Guessan, Burner – Koné, Tchokounté.
Olympic Alès in the Cevennes
Stéphane Saurat sees far. On the eve of Aubagne’s reception at the Louis-Pautex stadium in Uzès, as part of the second day of National 2, the Alesia group chosen for this meeting is gradually being refined. But the identities of the 16 players who will appear on the match sheet this Saturday night will only be known at the end of the last training session of the week, which takes place this Friday at 7pm at the Uzetian plastic. “under game conditions”. For now, the Oacian technician has been content to communicate with an expanded group of 20 players. Only three footballers will certainly not be there: Arnold Abelinti, injured, who has been training separately all week and will resume joint training sessions on Monday, as well as youngsters trained at the club, Henzo Toiron and Melvyn Ritas. The latter two already know that they will play a friendly with the reserve team (R3) this Friday evening in Vauvert. The OAC, who have already secured the services of two wingers (Abdoulaye Diaby and Souleymane Diaby) and a forward (Brahim Mahamat) in the transfer window, are still looking for reinforcements in this field. The arrival of a third goalkeeper, who would join Éric Moreau and Louis Laurent in the boys’ group likely to defend the Oacienne cage, is also a possibility after youngster Téo Knibbe’s poor pre-season performance.
USAM
15 players for Istres. Work and good atmosphere were the keywords for the training of the Usamists this morning in Parnassus, who continue their preparation. Nîmes won a trophy by beating Granollers (33-32) in a friendly on Tuesday and Rebichon was given permission by his coach to play football at the start of the session. The Old Ones captain cost his team an equalizer with a risky raise, Poyet signing after Sanad had opened the scoring. In the end it was the rookie Konradsson who brought victory to the “Young People”. A group of 15 players who then worked tactically before taking on Istres tomorrow at 6pm in the Parnassus for the fourth friendly of the pre-season. The Nîmes remain with one defeat and two wins. Ljubomir Vranjes is three players short of this game. The two long-term injured Sissoko and Tesio as well as Minel, who injured his calf and was out for another ten days. For the 16th finale of the Coupe de France on September 6th in Caen, the rear might be too fair.
The selected group: Demaille, Baznik; Poyet, Gallego, Kamtschop-Baril, Dupuy, Acquevillo, Hesham, Konradsson, Tobie, Salou, Rebichon, Sanad, Gibernon, Vincent.
Rugby Club Nimes
Second friendly game. This Saturday at 5 p.m., Rugby Club Nîmes will play their second and final friendly of this season. The Nîmes host the Metropolitan Stadium at the Kaufmann Stadium. Guillaume Aguilar’s men want to be reassured after last Friday’s defeat by national team player Narbonne (26:3). At this meeting, Barnerias will wear the captain’s armband and the hinge will be the two rookies: Philips and Sabbia. This game is a real test as the Villeurbanne club is part of the same pool as the Gard club this season. Admission is free for the hopefuls’ game against Nice, which is scheduled to take place immediately afterwards at 7 p.m. The first senior team then starts their N2 championship at home against Dijon on 10 September.
From XV: Nouri, Phalip, Tsiklauri – Laurencin, Gely – Barnerias (cap.), Cuny, Llabres – Philips, Sabbia – Pichard, Guillimin, Roche, Ngandu – Roche. Subs: Marra, Duprat, Sellan, Gonzalez, Roca, Vernier, Chastaing, Barbet, Di Pasquale, Bonnet, Roucairol, Demars.