The new French national team coach Guillaume Gille has announced his first line-up for the start of the Men’s EHF EURO 2022 qualifications.
Gille, who succeeded Didier Dinart, has called 21 players for the first week in November in which France will play against Belgium (Chambery) on November 5 and Greece in Kozani (November 8).
Goalkeeper: Yann GENTY (Paris SG HB) – Vincent GÉRARD (Paris SG HB) – Wesley PARDIN (Pays d’Aix UC)
Left wings : Mathieu GREBILLE (Paris SG HB) – Michaël GUIGOU (Usam Nîmes Gard)
Left backs : Romain LAGARDE (Rhein-Neckar Lowen) / Timothey N’GUESSAN (FC Barcelone) / Élohim PRANDI (Paris SG HB)
Playmakers : Kentin MAHÉ (Veszprem) / Nicolas CLAIRE (Pays d’Aix UC)
Pivots : Ludovic FABREGAS (FC Barcelone) – Luka KARABATIC (Paris SG HB) – Cédric SORHAINDO (FC Barcelone) (c) – Nicolas TOURNAT (Kielce)
Right backs: Adrien DIPANDA (Saint-Raphaël Var HB) – Dika MEM (FC Barcelone) – Nedim REMILI (Paris SG) – Melvyn RICHARDSON (Montpellier HB)
Right wings : Luc ABALO (Elverum HB) – Yanis LENNE (Montpellier HB) – Valentin PORTE (Montpellier HB)
