The French team will begin its preparation for the Euro handball which will begin on November 28, with the French tournament where the Bleues will play two matches against Spain and Angola on Friday 22 at 8:45 p.m. then on Sunday, November 24 at 7 p.m., in Saint-Étienne.
The new coach, Sébastien Gardillou revealed his group for this French tournament. The Brest Bretagne Handball playmaker, Méline Nocandy, injured in the thigh since the beginning of October, is not included.
The group called by Sébastien Gardillou for the French tournament:
Goalkeepers: Floriane ANDRÉ (Brest Bretagne Handball) – Catherine GABRIEL (Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club) – Laura GLAUSER (FTC Rail Cargo) – Hatadou SAKO (Gyor Audi ETO KC)
Left wingers: Marine DUPUIS (OGC Nice Côte d'Azur) – Coralie LASSOURCE (Brest Bretagne Handball) – Chloé VALENTINI (Metz Handball)
Left backs: Orlane KANOR (FTC Rail Cargo) – Clarisse MAIROT (Brest Bretagne Handball) – Estelle NZE-MINKO (c.) (Györ Audi ETO KC)
Demi-centres : Tamara HORACEK (RK Cream) – Grace ZAADI DEUNA (RK Cream)
Pivots: Sarah BOUKTIT (Metz Handball) – Pauletta FOPPA (Brest Bretagne Handball) – Oriane ONDONO (Brest Bretagne Handball)
Right backs: Laura FLIPPES (Metz Handball) – Léna GRANDVEAU (Metz Handball) – Déborah LASSOURCE (BVB Dortmund)
Right wingers: Pauline COATANEA (Brest Bretagne Handball) – Lucie GRANIER (Metz Handball) – Alicia TOUBLANC (SCM Ramnicu Valcea)
