As it prepares to host USSA Vertou (N3) in the 8th round of the Coupe de France, the SDFC could have one more last minute surprise.
Who will be Saint-Denis FC’s opponent for the 8th round of the Coupe de France, which is to be played on December 1 at the Jean Ivoula stadium? The suspense still remains for the club from the capital, who defeated Saint-Pierroise in the previous round.
It was to be US Saint-Philbert de Grand-Lieu (N3), dismissed at the last moment by another club from Loire-Atlantique playing in N3, USSA Vertou. The latter had been drafted on the green carpet despite its defeat on penalties against Etoile maritime FC d’Ayrté (R2), after filing a complaint with the federal commission of regulations and disputes of the FFF. In question, the supposedly invalid license of an Ayrté player.
But it seems that Etoile Maritime, a team coached by the former coach of the Red Devils of Possession and US Sainte-Marie Pascal Laidet, has not said its last word. Indeed, the Regional 2 club appealed this decision to the FFF legal commission, affirming that the contested license of its player of Italian nationality was indeed valid.
If the appeals committee, which must decide the dispute on Monday afternoon, were to agree with him, this would reshuffle the cards in view of this 8th round with the designation of a new adversary candidate for the trip to Reunion. And which would therefore, once again, be the US Saint-Philbert de Grand-Lieu.
It’s not easy to prepare a match in these conditions, both for the SDFC which does not yet know who it will face next Sunday, as well as for the two clubs from France who must organize their trip to Reunion without knowing whether they will be there or not. , the lucky ones. To be continued…
