Meriame Terchoun signed last year with the DFCO, in Dijon, to play in the women’s first division of football. She has participated in recent weeks in the World Cup with the Swiss national team. Her team was defeated in the round of 16, the player resumed training on Friday August 18 in Dijon.
She resumed training this Friday morning at the DFCO. Meriame Terchoun, a Swiss player who passed through FC Zurich, has signed with the Dijon club since last season. The sportswoman had been called up by her national team to participate in the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The final of the competition will be played this Sunday, August 20.
Eliminated against Spain on August 5, the Swiss team ended their journey in the round of 16. Meriame Terchoun returned to Dijon on Thursday after a few days off. “There was a little fatigue, but that’s normal, recovery is always difficultshe said on Friday. I still feel good cause I didn’t cut too much“.
People had told us that we wouldn’t make it. We were playing for the World Cup that day.
She says she keeps from her first participation in the World Cup a “beautiful course” who brought “full of emotions” : “It gives chills, it’s beautiful, especially with my story, she rejoices. The young woman had three cruciate ligament ruptures. “Even if this competition shows us that we still have to work more, especially on the finishes”. If the young woman, substitute, is especially entered at the end of the match, she specifies that her objective was first “to play”.
“I was with some players I’ve known since I was little. People had told us that we wouldn’t make it, and that day, we were playing for the World Cup”, she marvels. The opportunity also to take advantage of the enhancement of women’s football: “we played in full stadiums, it was in those moments that we really realizedshe expresses. We deserve it“.
“Stay in shape and enjoy every day”
A competition that crowned for her a first year spent as a professional player: “It really allows me to recover better, and to focus only on sport, on the body and mental work”she believes.
When asked what her goals are for the future, Meriame Terchoun replies: “I want to stay in shape and have fun every day.” Has Dijon ? “I signed with the DFCO for a year. For now I’m here“.
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