Seven FC Metz players are exempt from resuming training, this Wednesday, December 29, in Frescaty. They received a summons (or pre-summons) from their home federation to compete in the African Cup of Nations, in Cameroon, from January 9. Here is the list.
Algeria
The return in the form of Farid Boulaya (three goals and an assist in eleven Ligue 1 matches) allows him to appear in the selected group, alongsideAlexandre oukdija, maintained among the substitute goalkeepers of the Fennecs despite a complicated season in Lorraine. Algeria will try to keep their title won in 2019 in Egypt.
- 11/01 at 2 p.m .: Algeria – Sierra Leone
- 01/16 at 8 p.m .: Algeria – Equatorial Guinea
- 01/20 at 5 p.m .: Algeria – Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
Often titular with FC Metz in Ligue 1, Habib Maiga more rarely with the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire.
- 12/01 at 8 p.m .: Ivory Coast – Equatorial Guinea
- 01/16 at 5 p.m .: Ivory Coast – Sierra Leone
- 01/20 at 5 p.m .: Ivory Coast – Algeria
Mali
As in Metz, Kiki Kouyate is titular within the central defense of the Eagles of Mali.
- 12/01 at 2 p.m .: Mali – Tunisia
- 01/16 at 2 p.m .: Tunisia – Gambia
- 20/01 at 8 p.m .: Mali – Mauritania
Morocco
The right side Sofiane alakouch is well retained despite his meager playing time in Ligue 1 (four appearances for 154 minutes cumulatively)
- 01/10 at 5 p.m .: Morocco – Ghana
- 01/14 at 5 p.m .: Morocco – Comoros
- 01/18 at 8 p.m .: Morocco – Gabon
Senegal
Very disappointing this season in Ligue 1, to the point of leaving the starting eleven, the very promising Pope Matar Sarr will he find some sensations with his selection? Shortlisted, Opa NGuette did not appear in the final list.
- 01/10 at 2 p.m .: Senegal – Zimbabwe
- 01/14 at 2 p.m .: Senegal – Guinea
- 01/18 at 5 p.m .: Senegal – Malawi
Tunisia
The central defender Dylan bronn is the cornerstone of the Tunisian central defense. He hasn’t missed a single minute of recent qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
- 12/01 at 2 p.m .: Tunisia – Mali
- 01/16 at 5 p.m .: Tunisia – Mauritania
- 20/01 at 8 p.m .: Tunisia – Gambia
and also…
Thirteen of them have worn the FC Metz jersey and received a summons (or pre-summons) for the African Cup of Nations: Jamiro Monteiro with Cape Verde; Maxwell Cornet with Côte d’Ivoire; Anthony Mfa Mezui with Gabon; Ablie Jallow with The Gambia; Mamadou Fofana, Adama Noss Traoré and Adama Traoré with Mali; Bouna Sarr, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr and Habib Diallo with Senegal; Ferjani Sassi with Tunisia.
Serge Romano, born in Metz and former player of FC Metz, is assistant coach of Algeria