Nice qualified for the French Cup final after beating Strasbourg 2-0, to meet Lens, which beat Toulouse 4-1, in a decisive match between a team seeking a fourth title and another chasing the first coronation in its history.

Published on: 04/23/2026 - 00:25

Nice ousted its host Strasbourg from the semi-finals of the French Football Cup, after defeating it 2-0 on Wednesday evening, to book a ticket to the final, where it will face Lens at the “Stade de France” on the 22nd of next month.

At a time when Nice is suffering in the local league, as it occupies fifteenth place with 29 points, the team succeeded in relying on its top scorer, Elie Wahi, who scored the winning goals in the 51st and 82nd minutes from a penalty kick against the Alsatian club, the latter of which, in return, reached the semi-finals of the Conference League competition to face Rayo Vallecano of Spain.

Nice still has a chance to embrace the cup title for the fourth time in its history after winning in 1952, 1954 and 1997, but the team is also required to avoid repeating the scenario of its last coronation, when its third title was accompanied by relegation to the second division at the end of that season.

As for Lens, it achieved a broad victory over Toulouse 4-1 on Tuesday to secure its place in the final match, relying on the brilliance of its Saudi defender Saud Abdel Hamid, while it continues its race for the league title, as it occupies second place, 4 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Throughout its 120-year history, the Northern Club did not succeed in lifting the cup, and was content with finishing as runner-up on three occasions in 1948, 1975 and 1998.

France 24/AFP

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