The week will be busy for AS Saint-Étienne, with a series of events dedicated to fans and the preparation of upcoming matches. The players, both men and women, will follow an intensive program including training, open sessions and visits to the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium. A major event is planned on Thursday: a press conference before the crucial match against Rodez, broadcast live and replay on ASSE.TV. The weekend will be marked by the first friendly match of the season against the Standard of Liège, an important test to refine the strategy before the start of the championship.

Along with this sports preparation, the club is actively working on the administrative regularization of the arrival of Joshua Duffus, a promising young attacker. The obstacle lies in the quota of extra-Community players allowed in League 2, with only two seats available on a match sheet. Although Duffus is a Jamaican national, he must provide official documents in order to qualify as a non-extra-Community national required by the Samoa agreements. This administrative procedure, necessary to integrate it without compromising the balance of the workforce, is a priority for the club.

The achievement of Duffus’s regularization is crucial for Saint-Étienne, who aims for a rapid rise in Ligue 1. In a context where every extra-Community place is valuable, the club undertakes to resolve this administrative situation as soon as possible. The goal is to be able to put it on the match sheets and strengthen the team for the coming season, while respecting the rules in force in League 2. Quota management is an imperative for AS Saint-Étienne in its quest for success.