Mbock (26), away from the field for more than a year due to an Achilles tendon injury, returns to the France team for the reception of Kazakhstan and Wales, the most relieved opponent qualifying for the World Cup-2023, on November 26 and 30 in Brittany.
Her last selection dates back to March 2020. "She seems to be in good shape. It was the right time to call her back," said Corinne Deacon about the Lyonnaise, holder during the OL match in Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League (1-0 defeat).
Two weeks after the violent ambush that was handed to him on November 4, Paris midfielder SG Kheira Hamraoui will not, for his part, be on the trip to Brittany.
"I read like you, by the press, what Kheira had undergone. It is a trauma not only physical but psychological. I have no other comments to make, because I do not know the lower part of it. 'case. There is an investigation in progress. We will let justice be done, "reacted Corinne Deacon.
In addition, Lyon midfielder Amandine Henry and striker Eugenie Le Sommer, loaned to American club OL Reign, are again absent from the list, in which Paris FC striker Clara Mateo is however back.
"She continues the good performances with Paris FC", noted Deacon.
Group selected to face Kazakhstan, November 26 in Vannes, and Wales, November 30 in Guingamp, in qualifying for the 2023 Women's World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Mylène Chavas (Bordeaux), Solène Durand (Dijon), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus Turin).
Defenders: Griedge Mbock (Lyon), Hawa Cissoko (West Ham / ENG), Elisa de Almeida (Paris SG), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris SG), Perle Morroni (Lyon), Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid).
Midfielders: Viviane Asseyi (Bayern Munich / GER), Charlotte Bilbault (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton / ENG), Grace Geyoro (Paris SG), Sandie Toletti (Levante / ESP).
Forwards: Sandy Baltimore (Paris SG), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris SG), Kadidiatou Diani (Paris SG), Melvine Malard (Lyon), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Clara Mateo (Paris FC), Valérie Gauvin (Everton FC / ENG).
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