He could have defended the colors of his country of origin, Côte d'Ivoire, alongside his brother Guéla. But Désiré Doué finally took the opposite view by choosing to represent the French team last month. A choice, we could no longer logic, he explained during his first press conference, after having known almost all categories of young people in blueberries, from U17 to hopes, and therefore now to the A.
Entering during the game during the 1/4 Final Return of the League of Nations against Croatia, the Parisian had marked the spirits and known his first strong emotions by transforming his shot to the goal, which had allowed the Blues to stay alive and finally win their ticket in the 1/2 final. However, the international history of Désiré Doué could have been written on another continent, since Côte d'Ivoire had long made him charm to try to convince him. Recently, we revealed to you that the choice of the old Rennais had also divided into his country of origin. This week, it is the elephant coach, Emerse Faé, who spoke on the subject, without apparent bitterness.
Gifted has long hesitated between the Blues and the elephants
“It's been about 2 years that we chat with the entourage of Désiré Goué and with Désiré in person too. We exchanged a lot together and it was obviously a player that we would have liked to recover and who has long thought. His heart has long, a long time, beaten between coming to play for Côte d'Ivoire and playing for France ”revealed the former Nantes, Reading or Nice player, in the last podcast of theAfter Africa. During this interview, Faé also specifies that she had met with the desired two or three times since the Paris Olympic Games, in order to make him present his arguments. Ultimately in vain attempts.
“Unfortunately, the circumstances have made France requested it in the same timing as us. And for the moment, he has decided to play for France so we respect his choice. We wish him really good luck for the rest of his international career ”he adds. The 2024 African Champions coach also expressed his joy at the idea of having convinced the eldest of siblings, Guéla Doué. “In the discussions, it was very quickly because we immediately felt sincerity in his desire to come and play for Côte d'Ivoire even if he had solicitations with France; He was really a choice of heart so naturally we selected it. ” Perhaps they will one day meet like adversaries, as it could already be the case in May, during Strasbourg-PSG …
