Lyon's Henry left out of France's Euro 2022 squad

Published on: 30 May 2022

Henry captained France at the 2019 World Cup, where her side were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by the United States

France head coach Corinne Diacre has left Lyon forward Amandine Henry out of her 23-player squad for Euro 2022.

Henry's stunning strike opened the scoring in the Champions League final against Barcelona, which her side went on to win 3-1.

Eugenie le Sommer, France's all-time top goalscorer, and Sarah Bouhaddi are also notable absentees.

Everton's Kenza Dali and West Ham's Hawa Cissoko are included.

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Les Bleues will play Cameroon and Vietnam in warm-up matches before their first Euro match against Italy on Sunday, 10 July.

They are also joined in Group D by Belgium and Iceland.

France squad

Goalkeepers: Mylene Chavas (Bordeaux), Justine Lerond (Metz), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus)

Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Hawa Cissoko (West Ham), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris St-Germaint), Griedge Mbock Bathy (Lyon), Eve Perisset (Bordeaux), Wendie Renard (Lyon), Marion Torrent (Montpellier), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders: Charlotte Bilbault (Bordeaux), Kenza Dali (Everton), Grace Geyoro (Paris St-Germaint), Ella Palis (Bordeaux), Sandie Toletti (Levante)

Forwards: Sandy Baltimore (Paris St-Germaint), Delphine Cascarino (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (Paris St-Germaint), Marie Antoinette Katoto (Paris St-Germaint), Melvine Malard (Lyon), Clara Mateo (Paris St-Germaint), Ouleymata Sarr (Paris St-Germaint)

Source: bbc.com

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