2023-11-14 13:04:57
The soap opera continues. This Monday, Le Parisien revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had returned to the charge to organize the Champions Trophy, scheduled for Wednesday January 3. The match will pit PSG against Toulouse, respectively the 2023 French champion against the winner of the Coupe de France. The candidacy of Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, was initially rejected by Vincent Labrune, the president of the League, because the Martyrs de la Pentecost stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, has a synthetic turf. But the promoters of the relocation of the meeting to Africa are now promising the installation of a hybrid pitch, more consistent with the holding of a high-level game.
According to our information, PSG wants to play it… in Paris. So at the Parc des Princes. Due to the holding of the 2024 Olympic Games and for renovation and development needs, the Stade de France is not available for football before September 2024. The capital club therefore favors the recovery option while he will barely have returned to training. The first weekend of 2024 will be devoted to the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France and the entry into contention of the Ligue 1 residents.
Toulouse, for its part, is campaigning for the meeting to be held… in Toulouse. She positioned herself with the LFP to host the match. Playing it in France, after the failure of the first foreign tracks (Thailand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia), is an option that the League is no longer ruling out as the deadline approaches and a decision must be made for reasons of organization and security. Paris, Toulouse, between the two in the center of France or Kinshasa in Africa: the champions trophy does not yet know its host city.
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