What happened. Jonathan Clauss gave up the OGC Nice captaincy, and Axel Witsel was nominated in his place. The change came as Nice beat Lille 2-1 on Sunday, their first Ligue 1 home win at the Allianz Riviera in almost 11 months.

Witsel was nominated to replace Clauss as captain.
Nice's 2-1 win over Lille was their first home league victory in almost 11 months.

Nice will look to build on the Lille win with a new captain leading the side.

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