While there will therefore be no possible revenge for the Cats against Germany, who swept them aside in their first match of the 2024 Olympics, a spirit of revenge will nevertheless animate the French women when it comes to facing the Belgian team. “We have revenge to take against Belgium,” warns Marieme Badiane, who was part of the Euro 2023. And the center of the Blues already admits to being impatient at the idea of facing Emma Meesseman, with whom she won the Euroleague this season under the Fenerbahçe jersey. “She’s one of the best players in the world and it motivates me to face her. I can’t wait!”
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A rivalry with France? At the Olympics, we are all rivals.
The Belgian side is also expecting a special moment. “Facing France in the semi-final in Paris, where we risk seeing a great match in the stands and hoping that the crowd is divided, it could be a real basketball party,” confides Rachid Méziane, the Cats’ French mentor. “In any case, the team that is the best on Friday will win. France has a very quality bench depth and in one match that could play a role. It will be a very physical match even if for the moment France is rather taking advantage of its back players.”
“We’ve played them several times in recent years and the two teams know each other very well,” says Belgian winger Antonia Delaere. Is there a bit of rivalry between the two teams? “In a competition like the Olympics, we’re all rivals. Not just with France,” replies Emma Meesseman. “We’ll just have to try to play our game, so we don’t have any regrets.”
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