ASSE-OM: jerseys for Mayotte

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By: Manu Tournoux

ASSE-OM: jerseys for Mayotte

To help the population of Mayotte, seriously affected by Cyclone Chido (35 dead and 200 injured according to a report consulted on Saturday), OM is launching an action around the 32nd final of the Coupe de France played on Sunday afternoon in Saint-Etienne.

“ The funds collected on our partner platform MatchWornShirt will be donated to Secours populaire français which intervenes on site with its local associative partners », Explained the Provençal club on Saturday in a press release.

Maoulida, a symbol

OM recalled the links that united it with the 101st French department (since March 2011), citing Toifilou Maoulida, striker who moved to Marseille during the 2006-2007 season born in Mayotte. His nephew, Keyliane Abdallah, belongs to the extended group from which Roberto de Zerbi, the Italian coach of OM, draws.

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