Trained at Paris Saint-Germain, Pascal Nouma played under Luis Fernandez between 1994 and 1996. Most of the time, the young striker was a substitute.
In an interview given to the media Kampothe former striker remembers a match where his coach at the time started him. He mentions a Coupe de France match against Toulouse. Alone at six meters, the native of Epinay-sur-Seine had missed the inevitable.
“The ball passes above the cage and the net of the Auteuil stand, he thinks he remembers. I’m a starter, I look at the bench and see my number. I had to go out after only being on the pitch for five minutes. »
Luis Fernandez humiliated Pascal Nouma
However, no Coupe de France match between PSG and Toulouse is recorded during the period when Pascal Nouma played for the Rouge et Bleu. There is indeed a League Cup match in February 1995, against the Ville Rose team. Except that the Franco-Cameroonian had entered the game, to replace George Weah. Without going out until the final whistle.
The next day, Pascal Nouma meets Luis Fernandez at Camp des Loges. “The training center for apprentice footballers is next door, would then have notified him of his coach. He nudged me on the shoulder and said: ‘When you pass the professional coach, you have to say hello sir’.”. A French international hopeful at the time, Nouma then responded timidly: “Hello Sir”.
