Futsal: three players from UJS Toulouse selected for the French team

While the French futsal team flies today to Sofia to face Bulgaria on Friday, as part of the Euro 2026 qualifiers, three players from UJS ujs-toulouse.com are part of the journey. Indeed, goalkeeper Thibaut Garros, side leader Ayoub Bouita and UJS Eagles captain Youness Ahssen were called by coach Raphaël Reynaud for this trip to Bulgaria and the reception of Georgia, in Orléans, next Tuesday.

For Thibaut Garros, who has started to settle into the France group for several meetings already, the emotion is always the same: “Immense pride as usual, in addition for the qualifiers, it is an important meeting to start our journey. I approach it calmly, but I still remain focused because it is precisely on these gatherings that we must not relax.” Crossed out of the goalkeeper hierarchy by Francis Lokoka (SC Paris), he hopes to grab a few minutes.

New cycle

After a more than successful World Cup and a good fourth place, the Blues are starting “a new adventure”, says the coach. It is clear that Youness Ahssen, already 25 selections, is part of this new adventure: “It’s a new period, a new cycle, I’m coming back with the same ambition to perform. It’s always nice to be called to play with the selection.”

But no new cycles without new faces! This is why Ayoub Bouita is also part of this adventure. Called up for the first time in November for the friendly match won against Morocco (1-0), he will discover his first high-stakes matches with the Blues: “I’m enjoying it very well, it’s a very good experience, I’m taking what there is to take, I learn from others and above all I take advantage of these moments. Obviously, I try to show my qualities to prove that I have my place here.”

Toulouse connection

For this, he is well supported “The fact that there is Youness and Thibaut still makes the difference because it allows me to be directly in the bath, to have lots of little advice,” he explains.

All driven by this desire to bring home six points from this gathering, the three Eagles do not forget that they fly the colors of the UJS high. “It’s a source of pride, yes, we represent the city and seeing that more and more of us are called up, it proves that we work well. In the future, we hope that this will continue,” concludes Garros.