the French team plays against Israel

The French women’s team was back in front of its audience last night, three months after the end of the Paris 2024 Games, which ended in tears due to being one centimeter too tall, but in tears of happiness all the same. In Caen, the daughters of Jean-Aimé Toupane were serious, they… held their rank.

Without disrespect to the Israeli players, the adversity last night for the Blues had nothing to do with that of the last match played. Here no A’Ja Wilson but rather Daniel Raber, here no Kelsey Plum but rather Eden Rotberg. And overall, a team that France had already beaten by 30 points last February, between two other losses against Latvia (+22) and Ireland (+52).

We are there, we know that qualifying for Euro 2025 will not be fraught with any pitfalls, but we still have to respect ourselves, respect our opponent. ùAnd last night it was something done, seriously, by girls who wanted to delight the public but also to reassure themselves about their status. The new captain Valeriane Ayayi and Gabby Williams at the head, the brilliant Migna Touré in a second phase, then more generally all the daughters of Mémé Toupane, up to the last ones summoned Camille Droguet and Jess-Mine Zodia, obviously integrated into the party, all participated actively in the French demo of the day, which ended with a flattering score of 94-52.

A job well done, and a French Team which will therefore make the strange journey Caen – Riga to face Latvia on Baltic soil, it will be Sunday, before two last matches in February against Ireland and Israel to put an end to it. the (serious) walk in the park. Well done Les Bleues, we had to put back the… Blue of heat, and it was done with great mastery!