Its extension had been announced as imminent in 100% DFCO by President Olivier Delcourt in mid-May. It finally comes more than a month later. It’s official Wednesday, June 22, 2022, day of resumption of training for the “Reds”: Ahmad Ngouyamsa, 21, extends with the club which made him sign professional for the first time in 2020. An extension of one year, until June 2023, with an optional additional year, the DFCO said in a press release.
“I’m very happy to have it”
Last season, the right-back converted defensive midfielder played 27 Ligue 2 games (0 goals, 3 assists). “He’s a good player who I count on. I had a good discussion with him. He has qualities, he’s versatile. He has a smile, he’s good with his teammates, I’m very happy with him. have”indicated the new coach of the DFCO Omar Daf, a few hours before the formalization of this extension, when resuming training.
“It’s a pleasure to be able to extend at DFCO, because I had expressed the wish to stay at the club. I needed stability, Dijon is a city where I feel good, indicates the player on the club’s website. It is ideal for working. I am happy to participate in this new season in Dijon, hoping that we can achieve very good things. Personally, my goal will be to play even more games and bring the club to the highest level possible”.
And Younoussa?
Ahmad Ngouyamsa’s name is inseparable from that of his Cameroonian teammate and compatriot, Wilitty Younoussa, also out of contract on June 30. The two players even lived with a roommate, we learned during the season in one of the issues of DFCO Mag, published by the club. The midfielder played 20 games last season, earning the praise of his then coach Patrice Garande, who compared him to N’Golo Kanté, before seeing him gradually disappear from the starting XI.
Will the routes of the “roommates” be separated? Asked about it, new coach Omar Daf was evasive about Younoussa’s future: “He is still in discussions, so here it is”.