AS Saint-Etienne : Wesley Fofana recalls a memorable memory to the Greens | ASSE News

Almost two years ago, AS Saint-Etienne won the Gambardella Cup at the Stade de France against TFC (2-0). With Wesley Fofana in central defense but without William Saliba, retained by Jean-Louis Gasset in the first team. Almost two years later, Fofana made his way into the pros at ASSE, which earned him a transfer to Leicester last October, where he quickly became a fixture.

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“La Gambardella marked my life”

Despite his rapid rise to the top, Fofana has not forgotten the Dionysian triumph of 2019. On the Youtube channel of Crédit Agricole, partner of the Gambardella Cup, he explained: “La Gambardella, it remains something that marked my life. Not just football, it marked my life “.

Also questioned, another former Green, Kurt Zouma, now at Chelsea, said of Gambardella, where he reached the final in 2011 (loss on penalties to AS Monaco): “I think it is is the best competition we can play in France as a youngster “. Ironically, Zouma and Fofana will be opponents in the Cup final on May 15!