US EditionSources: Nice pair on leave after alleged assault
Around 400 supporters assaulted two forwards after a sixth consecutive defeat; both players have been given medical leave and filed police reports.
- On Sunday night, OGC Nice forwards Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga were allegedly assaulted after returning from a 3-1 defeat at Lorient, and both were placed on leave with Moffi out for a week and Boga for five days.
- Club statements acknowledged supporter anger while condemning the excesses, saying it `understands the frustration created by the succession of poor displays and performances far from its values` after Moffi and Boga were targeted in recent weeks.
- Around 400 Ultras waited at the training ground in a tense atmosphere, two supporters boarded the team bus, and witnesses said Moffi was punched, spat at, kicked, had his hair pulled, needing goalkeeper Yöhvann Diouf's help.
- On Monday the players went to local police to press charges while police declined to comment and OGC Nice condemned the acts, offering full support.
- Nice host Angers at the weekend amid fallout, with players blaming a lack of security after supporters allegedly assaulted Moffi and Boga.
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French authorities open investigation into 'aggravated assault' involving Nice football squad
Nearly 200 Nice ultra fans gathered outside the team's training center on Sunday to vent their anger at the players and coaching staff after a 3-1 defeat at Lorient in Ligue 1 earlier in the day. Two players subsequently lodged complaints with the police.
A scandal in France: players and club leaders of the French first division OGC Nice were attacked by their own fans after the lost away match against Lorient (1:3) on Sunday evening. On their return to Nice, the team was received by a large crowd in front of the training and training center. As reported by the sports newspaper "L'Équipe", Jeremy Boga and Terem Moffi as well as sports director Florian Maurice were beaten and spat. "They tore his …
Following the attacks suffered by the two players of the Nice GOC, Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga, the sports minister, Marina Ferrari, reacted.
The crisis is total at the Nice GOC, and one stage was reached on Sunday night after the defeat in Lorient (3-1). The Aiglons received a fairly muscular welcome when they returned to the bercail. Two players, in particular, were attacked: Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga. The sports director Florian Maurice was also targeted. While an investigation for aggravated violence has been opened, the Gym will now have to deal with the consequences of this i…
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