She is aggressive and combative on the field. This is undoubtedly one of his great qualities. For two seasons, Sophia Elenga (28 years old) has made her place in the C’Chartres BF squad, after her sister Kekelly, now at Angers (Women’s League), also left her mark at Chartres between 2019 and 2021.
“With my sister, we call each other twice a day, or more,” CCBF post 3-4 laughs. “When she played here, I came to see her several times. I even took part in some training sessions! “
Experiences in the USA and Spain
If she is very family-oriented, Sophia Elenga did not hesitate to leave France for five years, from 2015 to 2020, to go to the United States: “I was trained in Bourges, at the training center, for four years, before leaving to play in Ligue 2 in Nice. There, I injured my knee. I was “out” and it made me think. A career hangs by a thread.” It was therefore to Arizona that Sophia Elenga flew to study journalism and communication.
“In the USA, there is a lot of rigor, both on the ground and in class. A lot was asked of us. The professionalism is extraordinary.”
Sophia Hanging (Chartres player)
Five fast-paced years between college basketball and classes. “It was fire! The intensity was enormous. There, there is a lot of rigor both on the field and in class. A lot was asked of us. The professionalism is extraordinary, the atmosphere is great . I played with girls who are now playing in the WNBA. It’s an adventure that marked me as a player, but also as a person.”
“Comfortable at positions 3 and 4”
Back in Europe, Elenga cut his teeth in Spanish Ligue 2, in Mallorca, then in France, in Nantes/Rezé (2021-2022). An experience that she has been trying to pass on since the 2022-2023 financial year in Chartres, while her team is groping this season after five days of the championship.
At the time of the resumption, the C’Chartres Basket Féminin is already dreaming of revenge
“We started slowly on a collective level. And personally too, I find that it took me a little time to get started. But it is better to start slowly and gain strength than the opposite”, recognizes the one who was brought to play more under the circle at the start of the season.
“I feel comfortable in positions 3 and 4. Even if I have more experience in position 4. But they are quite similar roles on which I have the ability to express myself.”
Sophia Elanga (Chartres player)
And she will have to speak out this evening against La Tronche/Meylan: “We are going to give everything,” says the young woman. To allow his own to take off, finally.
Chartres (Jean-Cochet hall), this evening at 8 p.m. C’Chartres BF : Marié, Debaut, Peytour, Delaruelle, Legrand, Elenga, Niaré, Mahoutou, Le Seyec, Battle (USA).
Nathan Sportiello
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