The dream of facing a Ligue 1 team flew away for Dives-Cabourg, whose draw carried out this Thursday, January 16 designated Cannes, a N2 team, as their opponent. The little thumbs of the 8th finals (with Bourgoin Jallieu) will also have to travel.
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The coach of SU Dives-Cabourg (N3) did not hide his disappointment this Thursday, January 16 when he learned of his team’s opponent in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Gone is the dream of facing a big league team in Ligue 1, forgotten the possibility of a dream evening at the Michel d’Ornano stadium.
Handball player Daniel Narcisse drew (and first) AS Cannes, N2 club. Even if the Riviera club still benefits from a certain prestige, notably thanks to its training center from which Zinédine Zidane graduated, we are far from the hoped-for poster.
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“This is the worst draw for us, deplores Philippe Clément on Beinsports, who organized the draw. Traveling during the week to Cannes and facing such a formidable team is not what we wanted. We will try to live up to it despite everything.”
There is a great risk of seeing Dives Cabourg exit the Cup through the back door, eliminated ingloriously on the pitch of a club ranked just one rank higher. Because the sporting challenge is immense for Calvados fans, facing a Riviera team rebuilding towards professionalism and which eliminated Lorient (L1) on Tuesday evening (2-1).
That same Tuesday evening, the amateurs from Dives-Carbourg (N3) qualified heroically by dominating the semi-professionals from Puy-en-Velay (N2), who defeated Montpellier (L1) 4-0 in the previous round. An unprecedented feat for the Calvados club. In the round of 16, the step is even higher.
The round of 16 of the Coupe de France (Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 February 2025)
AS Cannes (N2) – Dives Cabourg (N3)
Stade Briochin (N) – OGC Nice (L1)
FC Bourgoin Jallieu (N3) – Stade de Reims (L1)
Toulouse (L1) – Guingamp (L2)
Strasbourg ‘L1) – Angers (L1)
