The French Basketball Federation announced the list of 16 players called up for the last qualifying window for EuroBasket 2025. If Marine Johannès, injured, and Gabby Williams, left free for the “compelling personal reasons”not there, coach Jean-Aimé Toupane called five new players: Lattes-Montpellier winger Garance Rabot (1.78 m, 22 years old), another increase in position 3, namely Noémie Brochant (1 .80 m, 25 years old) of Flammes Carolo, one of the greatest 3×3 specialists Myriam Djekoundade (1.85 m, 27 years old), his partner in Basket Landes Clarince Djaldi-Tabdi (1.84 m, 29 years old) and the brother of the latter as well as Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi (1.87 m, 26 years old), who plays in Charnay.
Fauthoux returns, 10 players recalled
Otherwise, Marine Fauthoux (1.74 m, 23 years old), absent in November, is back. She will share the leadership of Pauline Astier (1.79 m, 22 years old), Romane Bernies (1.70 m, 31 years old), Leila Lacan (1.80 m, 20 years old) and Carla Leite (1.75 m, 20 years old). years), who are all remembered, such as Mamignan Touré (1.83 m, 30 years old) on the wing, Valériane Ayayi (1.86 m, 30 years old) and Janelle Salaün (1.88 m, 23 years old) in the 3-4 position, Iliana Rupert (1.94 m, 23 years old), Dominique Malonga (1.97 m, 19 years old) and Marième Badiane (1.90 m , 30 years old) inside the house. Compared to the November window, Marie Paule Foppossi and Ana Tadic not recalled.
Not yet qualified for the EuroBasket that will take place in June, the French team will receive Ireland on Thursday February 6 at 7:15 at the Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône before facing the choice of Israel on Sunday February 9 in Riga, capital of Latvia.