Nîmes Olympique: Senegalese striker Abdoulaye Sané on trial

Abdoulaye Sané ce mercredi après-midi à La Bastide, après la séance d'entraînement. Midi Libre – Thierry Albenque

Free, Senegalese striker Abdoulaye Sané, 31, has been on trial by the Crocos since Tuesday. His profile appeals to coach Frédéric Bompard. It remains to be seen where he is on a physical level.

Nîmes Olympique, which signed Epinal striker Ismaël Camara for eighteen months on Monday January 22, is currently testing another offensive element: Abdoulaye Sané. The 31-year-old Senegalese striker has been training with the Crocos since Tuesday (January 23).

15 Ligue 1 matches, 96 Ligue 2 and 29 National matches

He has been free since the end of his contract in June 2023 with Churchill Brothers FC, an Indian D2 club. Trained in Rennes where he played in Ligue 1 (15 appearances), Abdoulaye Sané also played for Laval, Red Star and Sochaux in France. Ligue 2 matches (18 goals) and 29 National matches (13 goals). He also had an experience in Saudi Arabia, in Al-Taawoun.

Larcier: "He's a striker made for the National"

"He's a central striker who has both feet. I like his profile, explains Frédéric Bompard. "He has a great pedigree, a good mentality. “he's a striker made for Le National,” specifies sports director Sébastien Larcier. He maintained himself physically but that does not replace the rhythm of the competition. we therefore want to see what athletic condition he is in before going further with him." 

The loan of a Ligue 1 player will not take place

A few days ago, Sébastien Larcier mentioned the loan of a Ligue 1 player, a player who was not an offensive player. "It's fallen into the water", says the sports director of Nîmes Olympique.