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Handball: five new cases of Covid-19 among the Blues

2021-12-26T22:02:46.052Z


The French Handball Federation said this Sunday that five players, gathered in Créteil in preparation for the Euro (13-30 ja


The Olympic champions gathered in Créteil in preparation for the Euro (January 13-30 in Hungary and Slovakia) chained the troubles.

After Nikola Karabatic, Benoît Kounkoud and Yanis Lenne, sidelined since Thursday, five new players have tested positive for Covid-19, the French Federation (FFH) announced on Sunday.

Two tests (one Friday and the other this Sunday) carried out at the Maison du handball added Rémi Desbonnet, Hugo Descat, Aymeric Minne, Dylan Nahi and Élohim Prandi in the list of affected players, said the FFH press release.

“Not all of these players are suitable for this first preparation module.

These players will be able, as soon as their next RT-PCR test is negative, to carry out the recovery protocol with the medical staff, of their club and / or of the French team ”.

These defections follow the injury announced Thursday, December 23 of Nedim Remili, victim of a fractured left foot and forfeit for the Euro.

🚨 Since midday, the French team has gathered at the Maison du Handball for its preparation camp.

RT-PCR tests revealed several positive cases and therefore upset the collective 🚨 https://t.co/SxsIxP8L8O

- French Handball Teams (@FRAHandball) December 26, 2021

Thirteen players have therefore started the preparation course for the Euro.

In the coming hours, Guillaume Gille, the national coach, should logically complete his group with players who will also be subject to a rigorous protocol of tests before joining the collective.

After the internship in Créteil, the Blues will meet again at the very beginning of the year 2022, with a first internship in Chambéry from January 2 to 7 which will end with a match against the Lighthouse against Egypt (9 p.m.).

Before facing Norway at the Accor Arena on January 9 (5 p.m.).

Source: leparis

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