It has become a tradition: every year, the Titis d’Or ceremony takes place on 100% PSG Le Mag, the program presented by Pia Clemens and Eric Bastien (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.). Organized by the association Les Titis du PSG, the vote takes place within the PSG training center, since it is the young people themselves who are called upon to nominate one of their own, for his qualities on the field. and outside.
Among the boys, the Titi d’Or trophy, awarded every year for fourteen years, has in the past rewarded young players like Alphonse Areola, Kingsley Coman or Yacine Adli. This year, as has been the case for three years, it also crowns a young player.
Last season, the trophy for the best player and the best player in the Paris Saint-Germain training center was awarded to Arnaud Kalimuendo and Hawa Sangaré.
Ayman Kari and Manssita Traoré, the 2021 winners
For 2021, two executives from PSG’s U19 teams have been rewarded. Two titis born in the Paris region, who both play in the youth teams of the French team.
For the women, it is the attacker native of Noisy-le-Grand Manssita Traoré who was elected. Aged 18, Manssita will soon join the professional group led by Didier Ollé-Nicolle.
A special vote this year for the women’s college which, according to Anthony Vivien, president of PSG’s Titis, met by lifting the anonymity of the ballot to decide together on the name of the lucky winner. An episode experienced by Manssita, present in the locker room at that time and which she tells us about in 100% PSG, le mag’. Nelly Da Cruz Rodrigues, captain and also named, encouraged the voters to win Manssita.
On the boys’ side, a little surprise: the young Ayman Kari beat Xavi Simons to the post. The 17-year-old midfielder, who is one of the captains of Zoumana Camara’s U19 team, is very popular at the academy. At the end of the contract with PSG in June 2022, this midfielder is courted by several European teams.
A big surprise for the player who was aiming to be at least in the top 10. According to him, he is acclaimed for his generosity on and off the pitch. Born at Ivry-sur-Seine, he started football at the age of 8. A “hub that works in the shadows” according to Anthony Vivien, the president of PSG’s Titis.