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Nimes Olympic
Four absent and uncertain. Two days away from seeing Nîmes Olympique face Annecy, Frédéric Bompard spoke at a press conference this afternoon. Four players are absent for this important meeting in the maintenance race where the Crocos, 19th, are five points behind the first non-relegation player. In addition to Scotty Sadzoute (rehabilitation) and Mahamadou Doucouré (hamstrings), Moussa Koné is absent (adductors). The coach also confirmed the package of defender Nasser Djiga, arrested for ten days because of a back injury. On the other hand, the coach wanted to be reassuring about Benoît Poulain who felt calf pain this week, “ that shouldn’t stop him from participating in the game. He was also enthusiastic about another executive, Nicolas Benezet: “ We are hopeful that he is in the group. What is certain is that the playmaker will not start. And doubts remain about who is now playing number ten. Indeed, Jean N’Guessan left for selection with the U23s of Côte d’Ivoire and his coach hoped to find him this afternoon without knowing how many matches he was able to play. The staff will make a point with the player concerning his state of fatigue, Guessouma Fofana is also concerned. The midfielder twice played 80 minutes with Mauritania during the CAN 2024 qualifiers. He will be there tomorrow at training “said his trainer. Until the last moment, the Nîmes technician will have questions to compose his starting lineup against the promoted. ” You have to get over the little sores, we are entering a crucial period where no one will give us gifts and where we will have to be more warlike than usual. “, concluded Frédéric Bompard recounting the message he passed on to his players.
Moussa Koné is the highest paid player at Nîmes Olympique • Photo : Anthony Maurin
Who wins what? As every year, the sports daily The Team unveiled the salaries of Ligue 1 clubs and two Ligue 2 engines: Bordeaux and Saint-Étienne. The opportunity to find out what the former players earned by the Crocos playing today in Ligue 1. However, these are estimates of gross monthly salaries. The one who comes first is Téji Savanier, Montpellier’s highest salary, with €180,000 ahead of Paul Bernardoni (€150,000) who is the best paid in Angers. There are then three players at €70,000 gross per month: Renaud Ripart in Troyes, Steve Mounié (highest salary in Brest) and Sada Thioub in Angers. Also under contract with Brest, Romain Del Castillo receives €50,000. In Ligue 2, former captain Anthony Briançon would be paid €45,000 (second highest salary behind Charbonnier) and €40,000 for Lamine Fomba. Note that these are high salaries for second division players. At Nîmes Olympique, Moussa Koné is the highest paid player ahead of Patrick Burner and Jens Thomasen.
OAC
Fans ‘are right’. At the beginning of the week, the administrator of the very followed site “Allez-ales.fr” pushed “A rant“. The one who is also a member of the Kop cévenol heritage (KCH) wonders: “Audience where are you?“The latter is nostalgic for the fervor of the early 2000s when 300 Alès supporters traveled to Saint-Priest for the match of the rise to National 1.”In a forum with deafening silence except on the goals, it is heartbreaking to note that the crossing of the desert (the 20 years of the club in the slums of French football, editor’s note) has reduced the public to a trickle.“, writes the Cévennes fan. Last Saturday against Thonon-Evian, the club’s ticket office recorded 338 entries. About as many the two previous weekends for the receptions of Hyères and Louhans-Cuiseaux. Not enough in the eyes of the club. administrator of the Allez-ales.fr site who refuses to attribute this to “a pricing policy that has made people cringe“early in the season.”10 euros is the most expensive entry to Pool C, but it’s still the average price of a cinema ticket”, he curses. Launched on the subject this Wednesday on the sidelines of training at the Moulinet, coach Hakim Malek took a stand, believing that the supporters “are right“. “We’re gonna need everybody to get this hold“, assures the Cévennes technician. Appreciated by his group, the one who enjoys a good popularity rating with his superiors is considering “speak of it“to the Alesian leaders, going so far as to demand free entry to the stadium or price reductions.
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The people of Nîmes have tested and adopted Waf products • Photo: Norman Garden
cushions in training. During this Thursday morning’s training session, the Nîmes got to know some new equipment. Fifteen cushions from the Waff brand dedicated to the permanent control of a controlled balance. Standing or lying down, the Usamists had a blast. ” It’s a revolutionary product that has been around for years and it’s used by American basketball teams with players like Rudy Gobert, Lebron James. It’s incredible, these products make it possible to work on the proprio-reception but also to relax, to find sleep and to facilitate recovery. I think USAM will collaborate with Waff and become a brand ambassador enthused David Tebib, the club’s president.
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