Badiashile and Fofana 70th and 71st AS Monaco players in Blue
Called up for the first time by Didier Deschamps in the France team for the September matches, the defender and midfielder perpetuate the long tradition of AS Monaco players selected in Blue.
The story has been going on for decades and it is not about to stop. It is renewed and perpetuated moreover since Thursday and the announcement by Didier Deschamps of the list of the France team for the next two Nations League matches, against Austria and Denmark. Among the 23 players selected by the coach of the Blues are indeed two players from Monaco: Benoît Badiashile and Youssouf Fofana who will perhaps honor their first cap on this occasion.
The list of 2️⃣3️⃣ Blues called up for our last 2 Nations League games, with 3️⃣ new faces: @BadiashileB, @YFofana19_ and Randal Kolo Muani 👋
22/09: 🇫🇷🇦🇹 at the Stade de France 🏟
25/09: 🇩🇰🇫🇷 in Copenhagen 🏟#ProudToBeBlues pic.twitter.com/jsrGWSt9Vz— French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) September 15, 2022
In Philippe Clément’s current squad, they will be the third and fourth French internationals, with Wissam Ben Yedder and Ruben Aguilar. Red and White numbers 5 and 19 are now 70 and 71e players playing at AS Monaco to be called up for the France team. Only Olympique de Marseille did better, with 81 elements.
Five Monegasque world champions with the Blues
“Official supplier” of French internationals, very often trained at the club, AS Monaco has counted in its ranks legends of the Blues such as Manuel Amoros, international 61 times during his time on the Rock and European champion in 1984 as Bruno Bellone (31), Yvon Le Roux (10), Bernard Genghini (9) and Daniel Bravo (5).
Closer to home, the Blues crowned twice world champions also had a red and white touch, with Fabien Barthez (37), Thierry Henry (11) and David Trezeguet (21) in 1998, then Djibril Sidibé (18) and Thomas Lemar (13) in 2018. In total, AS Monaco players have accumulated 553 selections for the French team during their time at the club. Only OM, PSG and Lyon have done better.
So let’s wish Youssouf and Benoît the same success as their predecessors in the jersey struck by the rooster! 💪 🇫🇷
𝗗𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘅 Red & White in the French team. 🇬🇧
After crossing the youth selections, @YFofana19_ and @BadiashileB are called for the first time in A.
Congratulation ! 👏 pic.twitter.com/BbyTDGhVLI
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) September 15, 2022