The LFP’s disciplinary committee announced on 12 November a two-match suspension, plus one suspended, for FC Nantes’s Malian defender Fodé Doucouré, who was sent off in the 66th minute at Pau (0-2) on 7 November, according to Sport.fr.
The disciplinary committee of the Ligue de football professionnel (LFP) announced on 12 November a two-match suspension, plus one suspended, for Fodé Doucouré, the FC Nantes defender, Sport.fr reports. It follows his sending-off in the 66th minute of the Canaris’ 2-0 win at Pau on Saturday 7 November. A setback for the former Le Havre player, who arrived on 2 September.
A sending-off that costs dear
The match at Pau had nevertheless gone well for Nantes. Killian Corredor opened the scoring in the 28th minute, before Louis Leroux doubled the lead in the 51st. Pau, reduced to ten men from the 55th minute, did not pull a goal back. But Fodé Doucouré’s sending-off in the 66th minute cast a shadow over the win.
The suspended match is not a sanction already served: it remains a threat in the event of another lapse, Sport.fr specifies. The 25-year-old defender will therefore miss the visit of Grenoble on Saturday 21 November, then the next competitive match.
A club in trouble
FC Nantes, relegated from Ligue 1, are struggling to find their rhythm. They sit 14th with 12 points, 13 behind second-placed Nancy. The win at Pau could have sparked a run, but Doucouré’s suspension deprives the team of a defender for the coming fixtures.
The defender, signed on 2 September from Le Havre, is contracted to the club until June 2029, according to Africa Soccer. His absence comes at the worst possible time: Nantes host Grenoble on Saturday 21 November, before a trip to third-placed Montpellier on Saturday 5 December.
A revival still to be confirmed
For Fodé Doucouré, the sanction does not stop at the two matches: the suspended match remains a threat in the event of another lapse.
Nantes, 14th with 12 points after twelve rounds, will have to do without their defender against Grenoble, then in the next competitive match. The Canaris’ next home fixture will therefore be played without him.