Two months after withdrawing from the Women’s World Cup, Amandine Henry will find out on Friday whether or not she is called up by Hervé Renard for the French team. The 33-year-old midfielder has returned to competition with her new club Los Angeles.
A month after the elimination of the French women’s team at the 2023 World Cup, at the end of an incredible penalty shootout against Australia, Hervé Renard is back. The Blue coach will unveil a new list on Friday, at 2 p.m., for his team’s next two matches, against Portugal and Austria, on September 22 and 26, as part of the brand new Women’s Nations League.
⏰The coach @Herve_Renard_HR will reveal its this Friday in for our first 2 games of 🔥#ProudtobeBlue pic.twitter.com/HhLGtEUQuX
— French Women’s Team (@equipedefranceF) September 12, 2023
From Los Angeles, Amandine Henry will know if she is recalled to the selection. It’s uncertainty. The 33-year-old midfielder, previously dismissed by Corinne Diacre, withdrew from the Oceanian World Cup on July 7, due to a calf injury. New player from Angel City, in the American elite, the former Lyonnaise remained on the bench for three matches before returning 10 days ago when she came into play. Her team plays one last match before the international break, Sunday in Chicago.
In France, the French women’s championship begins this Friday, but many French internationals resumed last Sunday during the Trophée des champions between OL and PSG (2-0). Wendie Renard, Elisa De Almeida, Sakina Karchaoui, Selma Bacha, Grace Geyoro, Amel Majri, Kadidiatou Diani, Vicki Becho and Eugénie Le Sommer all participated in the meeting. Griedge Mbock, a year after his serious injury, even returned to competition.
But for Renard like Mbock, the French coach could spare them during the upcoming international window. The two players still have plenty of time to reunite with the French women’s team before the football tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
