A 30-year-old supporter of the football club Royal Antwerp FC has been given a 3-month ban from attending matches after he made a racist gesture to a player during the opening match of the new football season. The 30-year-old and an as yet unidentified minor were seen making the gestures to Promise David, a Canadian player with Nigerian roots that plays for the league champions Union Saint-Gilloise.
3-month ban for Antwerp fan that made racist gesture during opening match of the new football season
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The man came forward to police and was immediately issued with a 3-month ban from attending football matches. The racist incident happened 20 minutes into Friday evening’s game at Antwerp’s Bosuil Stadium.
Footage shows the man and a minor making monkey noises and gesticulating towards the Canadian international who has scored 19 goals for Union since he joined the Brussels club last year.
In addition to the immediate 3-month ban, Royal Antwerp FC has started proceedings to exclude the man from the club. The minor that was involved in the incident has yet to be identified.