The Poitiers Basket 86 knows its opponent in 64e final of the Coupe de France. For its entry into the competition, the Poitevin club will make a short trip, on September 13, in Sables d’Olonne, with a resident of Male National 1.
The Vendeans, whose ex-PB coach, Jérôme Navier, was a general manager in the 2023-2024 season, emerged from a successful exercise since they reached the accession semi-finals where they were eliminated by Mulhouse.
Directed by François Sence, not kept by La Rochelle after having made the maritime club in Pro B access in 2022, the Sablais have in their ranks several experienced players, like Cheikh Gassama or Jean-Michel Mipoka. They will start the meeting with an advantage of 7 points.
This will be disputed a week before the opening of the Elite 2 championship whose calendar should be unveiled by the NLNB in a few days.
Recall that during their preparation, the players of Andy Thornton-Jones will travel to Blois (Elite 2) on August 22, then to Saint-Clément-des-Baleines to face the Rochelais stadium (elite 2) on August 30, before welcoming Saint-Eloi Nantes (elite 2) on September 3 and La Rochelle on September 5.