Stade Rennais opens its European campaign on the lawn of AEK Larnaca on Thursday. A Europa League match in which Désiré Doué, Jeanuël Belocian and Lesley Ugochukwu will not be able to take part.
Neither injured nor suspended, the three young players are forced to take the remedial exams for the baccalaureate – a management exam for the last, who is in his final year; languages and maths on the menu for the other two, first for them.
Last spring, the three young hopefuls of Stade Rennais had not been able to follow the official program, already engaged with their club or in selection. Only it was impossible for them this time to postpone the deadline. Much to the chagrin of their coach.
« It is very important to have a football-study-family balance, there is no question of making them miss the testsblows Bruno Genesio in a press conference. What I find regrettable is that the postponement is the consequence of a match for the France team, which depends on the ministry, and that we were unable to obtain an exemption so that they could play these events there on a date other than a date on which we play a European Cup match. It’s a bit unfortunate but it’s very important to them. »
