"Examinations revealed an injury requiring several weeks of rest," said the FFHB on social networks, without specifying the nature of the injury.

"(The coach) Olivier Krumbholz has decided to call Camille Sinceet to compensate for this absence", specifies the latter.

Between Sinceet, called for the first time, and Floriane André, who released her first selection in the spring, Cléopâtre Darleux will be accompanied by two novices in the cages.

The other Tokyo-2020 Olympic champion Amandine Leynaud, now goalkeeper coach, having retired from playing at the end of last season.

The injury of Laura Glauser is added to that of another important element, the half-center Méline Nocandy, gold medalist at the Olympics.

United since Sunday, the France team must play two preparation matches against Poland on Friday at Cesson-Sévigné then on Sunday (4:10 p.m.) in Nantes.

His last two meetings before their Euro debut against North Macedonia, on Saturday November 5 in Skopje.

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