Akliouche and Magassa are in the final squad for the Olympics!

They will be two Monegasques defending the colors of France in Paris! Maghnes Akliouche and Soungoutou Magassa are in fact part of Thierry Henry’s final squad list for the 2024 Olympic Games. It’s a great accomplishment for the two players from the Academy, a few months after the finishing in second place in  Ligue 1 with AS Monaco.

𝐿𝐼𝑆𝑇𝐸 𝑂𝐹𝐹𝐼𝐶𝐼𝐸𝐿𝐿𝐸 📋⚽️

Ils représenteront la France aux 𝑱𝒆𝒖𝒙 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 de @Paris2024 🇫🇷🫡#BleuCollectif pic.twitter.com/2MeVOe7nev

— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 8, 2024

Akliouche in boss mode, Magassa as replacement

The attacking midfielder trained at La Diagonale is therefore among the 18 players selected, a place that he won thanks to his best season with the Principality club (eight goals and four assists). As decisive with the Rouge et Blanc as for his country, Maghnes has also been present in the French squad since the first list announced by Les Bleuets‘ coach.

👨‍🎨 Une 𝙥𝙧𝙚́-𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚 à 2️⃣5️⃣ noms 📋

Découvrez les joueurs appelés par Thierry Henry pour préparer les 𝙅𝙚𝙪𝙭 🇫🇷👊#BleuCollectif pic.twitter.com/qp1YK3QEC8

— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 3, 2024

For his part, Soungoutou Magassa was called in as replacement following the absence of Maxime Estève in central defense. Trained as a defensive midfielder, he then proved during the friendly match against Paraguay (a 4-1 victory) that France could count on him. It is therefore logical that he also appears in the definitive list made by Thierry Henry.

Matsima in the reserves, Millot called up

There’s also Chrislain Matsima, present in the Olympic pre-list after his good loan to Clermont, as one of the four reservists likely to be called up in the event of a last minute withdrawal. AS Monaco therefore counts three players from its Academy at the club Club in the squad, but there’s a fourth player #MadeInLaDiagonale with Enzo Millot (Stuttgart), who played for the club from 2017 to 2021, who will also be part of the adventure. Good luck guys! 🤞

📆 What’s ahead for France’s U-23s:

Preparation matches for the Olympic Games

Thursday July 4 (9:15 p.m.): France 4-1 Paraguay in Bayonne
Thursday July 11 (9:15 p.m.): France – Dominican Republic in Toulon
Wednesday July 17 (9:15 p.m.): France – Japan in Toulon

Olympic Games, Group A

Wednesday July 24 (9 p.m.): France – United States in Marseille
Saturday July 27 (9 p.m.): France – Guinea in Nice
Tuesday July 30 (7 p.m.): France – New Zealand in Marseille

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