The attackers of the French football team Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani withdrew from Tuesday's match against Portugal (7:15 p.m.) in the League of Nations, due to "muscle discomfort", the federation announced on Monday .
“The two attackers both felt muscular discomfort in the thigh following the match against Austria”, which ended on Friday with a 3-0 victory, indicates the French Football Federation (FFF) in a press release.
“To strengthen the offensive sector weakened by these two packages, the Blue coach recalls Melvine Malard (Manchester United, 21 caps),” she adds. “On the defensive side, (the coach) Hervé Renard calls for the first time Hillary Diaz (Girondins de Bordeaux) and Thiniba Samoura (Paris Saint-Germain)”, “currently gathered with the U23s in Portugal a few kilometers from the Hôtel des Bleues “, writes “3F”.
The objective is to “continue my squad review” and to prevent players already warned from being suspended for the semi-finals of the League of Nations, for which the Bleues qualified on Friday, specifies Hervé Renard, cited by the press release.
The Blues will know on December 11, following the draw, which team they will face in the four-way final from February 21 to 28. World champion Spain is the only other nation already qualified before the last group day.