Orlane Ahanda

Orlane Ahanda is a French handball player who plays for Neptunes de Nantes and the French national team.

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Career

Ahanda started playing handball at ALPAC Nantes before joining the youth team of Neptunes de Nantes in 2011. In 2016 she won the French U18 Championship with the club. She made her senior debut on 30 September 2016 against Brest Bretagne Handball. In February 2020 she signed her first professional contract with the club.
With the club she won the 2020-21 European League, beating Hungarian Siófok KC in the final.
When Neptunes de Nantes declared bankruptcy in 2024, she followed the team into the LFH Division 2 Féminine.

National team

Ahanda made her debut for the French national tem on October 6th, 2021 against Czechia. At the 2021 she replace the injured Laura Flippes. At this occasion she won silver medals, losing to Norway in the final.