Paris FC is on a cloud. Twenty-four hours after the accession to Ligue 1 of the men’s team, the club’s female section won the French Cup (0-0, 5 TAB at 4) against the players of Paris Saint-Germain, holders of the title, Saturday May 3 at the Epic Stadium in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).
In this 100 % Ile -de -France duel, no team has managed to open the brand in regulation time, extending the suspense until the penalty shootout. An exercise during which the club’s Nigerian goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, interposed twice to repel the attempts of the American Korbin Albert and Jade Le Guilly, thus offering victory to her team.
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“It’s fantastic, historic for the club”enthusiastic the defender Théa Gréboval at the microphone of France 3. She judged the victory “Deserved on the meeting and for the work that we have been doing for years. Last year we lost the Play-Off semi-final to Pénos (against this same team), there it smiles at us “.
Paris SG and Paris FC, respectively second and third in Ligue 1 Arkema, will meet next week, May 11, at the Parc des Princes for the Playoff semi-final of the French Championship.
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“It’s the only trophy in my career”
Paris FC, which wins the first French Cup in its history, ends the hegemony of Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais in the event. It is also the very first coronation of the female section of the club, launched in 2017 following the absorption of the Football Club female Juvisy Essonne, whose club had already won the Coupe de France in 2005.
Gaétane Thiney was with angels. Historical player of the club, the 39 -year -old midfielder announced the end of her career a few weeks ago. “It’s extraordinarylaunched the International to the 163 selections (58 goals) at the microphone of BeIN Sports. It is the only trophy in my career, it rewards a lot of effort, the work of a group and a club that progresses to two huge teams like Lyon and PSG. I said to myself: it is not possible that we do not win. My heart is still “.
The title of the girls of Paris FC thus concludes a dream weekend for the club chaired by Pierre Ferracci, who came for the occasion of Martigues, at the other end of France where he celebrated the promotion of boys on Friday evening.
With his draw obtained on the martégale lawn (1-1), the male section ensured its promotion in the elite, forty-six years after its last season in Ligue 1. Sports performances which occur only seven months after the acquisition of the club by the Arnault family, which became the majority shareholder and who will take the club management alone at the end of the year 2026-2027.
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