Warren Zaire-Emery having been called up to the France team, Thierry Henry has appointed a new captain for the Espoirs: central defender Castello Lukeba.
“ Simply logical “, proclaimed Thierry Henry. Castello Lukeba, defensive rock of the France Espoirs team but also leader of this generation through his good humor, was promoted captain of the Bleuets in place of Warren Zaire-Emery, summoned by Didier Deschamps to the A.
“ It’s an honor, I’m very happy. It proves that the coach has confidence in me, so I will try to give him back this confidence on the pitch, show him that I am capable of assuming this responsibility », Launched the player trained at OL, as reported The Team. Besides Lukeba, Quentin Merlin, Malo Gusto, Rayan Cherki, Bradley Barcola and Arnaud Kalimuendo were also part of the previous group (led by Sylvain Ripoll).
The Bleuets hope to achieve a fourth success in the qualifiers for the next Euro U21 against Austria on Friday (6:30 p.m.). As a reminder, it is this same team which will represent France during the men’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
