Cases of racism continue to pollute the world of football.
In an interview granted this Thursday to the Voix du Nord, Samuel Yohou (30), the defender of Dunkirk, denounced racist insults after the meeting won by his team in Nîmes on February 5 during the 23rd day of the League. 2 (1-0).
A precious victory for the former Paris FC player (2012-2016, then 2017-2020) in an electric meeting at the bottom of the table (8 yellow cards, 1 red), which was also punctuated by expulsion from Yohou.
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Discover the summary of the meeting.
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“It started with the lighter, they threw a lighter at Jérémy Huysman, the insults came from the left side (stand opposite the benches).
Before the end of the match, I heard:
“dirty black, get up, you shit.
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You know, me, I'm 30 years old, I don't really care to hear bullshit like that.
Afterwards, at the end of the match, it's really natural, I was happy with the victory.
I looked at them.
We know that all the points are complicated, so when we are going to win in Nîmes when no one was betting on us to take three points, I answer with rage, what.
The linesman thinks I'm celebrating the win, but like a little too much.
I explain to him that before that, I was insulted with racist insults.
Ok, for 90 minutes, I manage to stay focused, but in the end, if I can tell them: "shit", I will not hesitate to tell them.
I told them fuck it.
The referees did not try to understand.
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Samuel Yohou specifies that Nîmes players came to pick him up when they saw him heading towards the Gard supporters' stand.
“Lamine Fomba took my defense directly.
He came up to me and said,
“Sam, what's going on?
Moussa Koné, too
.
At first he didn't understand.
I told them, “Guys, I just got insulted.
“And after the coach too, Nico Usaï:
” it will be fine, leave them, go to the locker room.
I went to the locker room
.
But frankly… The refereeing body didn't understand.
We must focus now on the generations to come.
Show them that the world is made of all colors, all genders, you shouldn't make a difference, especially on a field.
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At Midi Libre, the leaders of Nîmes claim “to have heard nothing of the sort.
No player on the pitch has heard such insults.
Neither the linesman, as evidenced by the delegate's report, "says the club's management.