Nigerian worldwide Shiny Osayi-Samuel is one in every of three Fenerbahce gamers who will seem at a disciplinary listening to of the Turkish Soccer Federation following a bust-up with Trabzonspor followers, the TFF introduced on Monday.
Residence supporters invaded the pitch at Trabzonspor’s stadium after the ultimate whistle of the Tremendous Lig match on March 17 that Fenerbahce gained 3-2.
The assaults passed off after the Fenerbahce gamers and training employees celebrated their victory, goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic being punched within the face.
Osayi-Samuel, 26, punched one of many supporters who ran onto the pitch along with his face masked, with Dutch defender Jayden Oosterwolde accused of kicking the identical supporter.
A 3rd participant can even seem earlier than the disciplinary physique together with two membership workers for “combating”, the TFF mentioned.
A Trabzonspor assistant coach can even seem earlier than the disciplinary board.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino condemned the violence as “completely unacceptable”.
13 Trabzonspor supporters have been arrested with 5 positioned in pre-trial detention.
It was the most recent violent incident to have an effect on Turkish soccer this season.
The championship was suspended for every week earlier this time period when the president of Ankaragucu attacked a referee on the finish of a primary division match.
Various Fenerbahce journeys to Trabzon in latest occasions have additionally been marred by violence.
A 2016 recreation towards Trabzonspor was deserted within the closing minutes after an assistant referee was attacked by a house supporter.
The yr earlier than that the Fenerbahce group bus got here below assault from a gunman en path to the airport on the way in which again from the neighbouring Black Sea metropolis of Rize, leaving the driving force severely injured.
In 2014 a match between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahce was referred to as off at half-time after the Istanbul membership’s gamers have been pelted with objects thrown onto the pitch by residence followers.
Trabzonspor, who gained the Turkish title two years in the past, additionally discovered themselves within the highlight in 2015 when the membership president locked the referee and his assistants contained in the stadium in a single day in protest on the choice to not award his group a penalty.
They have been ultimately launched within the early hours of the next morning after a cellphone name from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
AFP
