Beaten by Tarbes at home before the break, the Landernéennes return to competition this Sunday in Vendée, in La Roche-sur-Yon, to challenge an opponent still in search of their first success. This Great West derby, between two teams who know each other well and who recently matched each other in the Coupe de France (LBB victory by two points), therefore promises to be very undecided. But the pressure will be on the Yonnaises, who need to perform in front of their audience. The Finistère coach, Wani Muganguzi, will therefore want to respond to the physical challenge, a trademark of the opposing team: “La Roche has certainly started its season poorly, but their squad is of quality and their ambition will be to beat us,” assures the latter. . Their basic “five”, with players like Gomis, Philipps or Ousfar, will put pressure on us, I expect a good fight. They almost beat us in the Coupe de France and it’s never easy to win there. I also expect a reaction from my players compared to our last match against Tarbes, we lacked rhythm, it has been our weak point since the start of the season. »
Top 8 goal
A victory in Vendée would be a great performance for the LBB, in a very tight championship. “Everyone can beat everyone in this division,” says Wani Muganguzi. Angers, accustomed to struggling to avoid play-downs, is the undefeated leader and Villeneuve d’Asq, the reigning French champion, finds himself last with no victories. For us, the objective of the season is to make the play-offs, therefore to finish in the top 8, and that requires a success this Sunday to erase the setback against Tarbes. » There is therefore a good chance for Maud Stervinou and her friends to play against an opponent with their backs to the wall.
The LBB group: Stervinou, Woolfolk, Kane, Lezin, Baker, Akhator, Tracy, Evrard, Dibanzilua, Bamba. Coach: Wani Muganguzi assisted by Béranger Sillau.
Fanta Bamba leaves the LBB for Alençon (LF2)
Young Hope of the LBB, Fanta Bamba will strengthen the Alençon team promoted this season to Women’s League 2. Tenth player in the elite group at Landerneau, she will sign her first professional contract with the Orne team.
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