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France name Andre-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin to the Olympic squad

France has named both of Tigres’ French players in their squad for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo as two of their three allotted overage players. Andre-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin will be playing on the French team that is set to open their participation in the Olympic tournament against Mexico on July 22nd. France has a very competitive team and is one of the candidates to win the gold medal, including being big favorites for their match against Mexico.

Andre-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin both have had careers with the French National Team prior to their time in Tigres.