Section Paloise supporters have had one piece of bad news and one piece of good. On Thursday, the Béarn club announced that Théo Attissogbe would be out for 3 to 4 months. A real blow. A little later, Pau confirmed the contract extension of wing Aaron Grandidier Nkanang until 2029.

“I am very happy to extend my adventure with Section, a club where I very quickly felt comfortable and well integrated. At Pau, I feel I am going to be able to develop and keep progressing. I believe in the club’s ambition and I want to be part of the team that writes history by going after a place in the Top 14 play-offs“, said the delighted France Olympic sevens champion. Selected 17 times in all competitions last season, the former Brive player has made a good start to this campaign with, at this stage, three starts and a try scored.

“Aaron has risen perfectly to the shared challenge we set ourselves coming out of the Olympic Games, I am very happy that he is our first player to extend. He is a player we have known how to bring on and who puts a great deal into succeeding. We know we can take Aaron even higher, and that will be our shared ambition for the years to come“, said manager Sébastien Piqueronnies for his part.