“It was huge”, Vautour de Labattoir achieves a feat by snatching victory in the round of 16 of the French Basketball Cup

Vautour de Labattoir supporters must have jumped this Saturday, January 25 while attending the round of 16 of the French Basketball Cup. The Mahorais snatched a 79-76 victory against Gennevilliers, at the end of a tough and contested match. If the Hauts-de-Seine basketball players took a lead during the first quarter, they were caught up by the Petits-terriens then the two teams alternated in the lead until the final buzzer.

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Green supporters rushed onto the floor to celebrate this victory. “It was huge, we believed in it from the start, we trained for this kind of match“, exclaims Faïr Amir, fullback of Vautour and one of the men of the match. The pre-national club achieves a feat by being the first Mahorean team to beat a national 2 team, surpassing their previous record with a victory against a national team 3 in 1999.

The Céline Dumerc gymnasium was sold out for the occasion. The Vautours are the first Mahorais to set foot on a national court, since the devastation caused by the passage of Cyclone Chido on December 14. “We did it for our families, for Mayotte, we gave ourselves in relation to what happened. The motivation was even greater“, says Faïr.

In the stands, the Minister for La Francophonie and International Partnerships was present to encourage them. Thani Mohamed Soilihi received them this week at the ministry. “It is an honor to welcome our Vultures, who demonstrate heroism every time we need to highlight the resilience of our territory“, explained the former senator before concluding with a “long live the Vultures.”