The first weekend in December was a rewarding one for the young Aiglons in the youth academy. Here’s the latest:

2 games, 2 wins

The club's U19s and U17s put on a show last weekend with two fine wins.

The U17s were first to take the field against ASPTT Marseille. Trailing at the start of the second half after a Thomas Mongens goal (0-1, 50‘), Cédric Varrault's players equalised in the 70th minute through Toni Wade, set up by Otis Caporusso.

Wade then secured the win for his side in injury time, netting his second in the 98th minute (2-1).

Les Rouge et Noir are second in Pool D after 14 games, with 25 points. They travel to leaders Saint-Etienne (30 points), this Sunday (kick-off 11.30am).

 

 

 

 

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U17 Starting XIPonsot, Betehe (Dersy 60’), Brignone (cap), Fernandes, Morana, Mandza (Bancillon 46’), Caporusso (Didier 75’), Pley (Ayad 60’), Wade, Laarej, Jams

Derby delight

Under the guidance of coach Julien Sablé, the U19 continued the club’s winning ways with a dominant derby performance against Monaco, recording a stunning 5-0 triumph.

The goal scorers: Boudache (1-0, 1’), Hasni (2-0, 3’, 66’), Bouard (3-0, 14’) and Everton (pen. 28’).

Sixth in Group D with 22 points, the U19 host Rodez this Sunday (Rd.15, kick-off at 11am).

U19 Stqrting XI
Bruyere, Youssouf, Sofikitis (cap), Moussa, Jerbi, Everton (Brignone 73’), Bouard (Moukila M’Pele 61’), Coulibaly (Aiche 73’), Bousnina (Bonnet 36’), Hasni, Boudache

 

Off the field

It's been a busy week for the youth academy players, who have also been called upon to help out in the community, taking part in a major food drive organised by the Food Bank, which mobilised volunteers and citizens from all over France.

As part of OGC Nice's educational and social project, a number of young players from the academy worked alongside Food Bank volunteers on Wednesday 27 November. They took part in sorting the food collected, learning about the organisation behind the scenes and the importance of solidarity in the face of food challenges in their community.

To prepare them for this experience, the President of the Alpes-Maritimes Food Banks, Tony Amato, had had visited the academy to raise awareness of the reality of food insecurity and the impact of their actions.

Finally, the annual school graduation ceremony also took place this week, honouring the young players on their results.

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