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Nice Back Tunisia Defender Ali Abdi Amid Threats for Missing Play-Off

It was touted as an issue as soon as the LFP announced that the relegation play-off between OGC Nice and AS Saint-Étienne would be moved in order to allow the former to play in the Coupe de France final against RC Lens.  Moving the dates of the two-legged encounter (the first of which took place on Tuesday, with the second in Nice on Friday night) was problematic as it meant that it fell outside of FIFA dates. It meant that national teams were n…

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While the Nice GOC learned this Thursday afternoon about Ali Abdi's departure in Tunisia, the club wanted to support his player tonight "against the threat."

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Ali Abdi joined Tunisia in preparation for the 2026 World Cup, without the agreement of his club, crystallizes tensions in Nice. The Aiglons, who competed on Friday to return to Saint-Etienne to save their place in Ligue 1, nevertheless gave their support to the player, taken for...

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Nice back Tunisia defender Ali Abdi amid threats for missing play-off

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Ali Abdi was forced to leave the French club OGC Nice's training camp just days before their play-off final against Saint-Étienne for a place in the French Ligue 1. The club has come to his defense and told fans to stop all threats.

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A few hours from the most important match of his season, the Nice OGC finds itself caught in a strange imbroglio around Ali Abdi. This Thursday, Claude Puel announced the absence of his defender for the return dam Ligue 1/Ligue 2 against the AS Saint-Étienne, scheduled this Friday evening (20:45) at the Allianz Riviera. The Tunisian international, convened for the World Cup 2026, would have preferred to join his selection without the agreement o…

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France24 broke the news in France on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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