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KNVB Opens 'Exceptional' Probe Into Racism Claims at Kozakken BoysSpakenburg Match

Kozakken Boys reverses course by condemning offensive chants after new footage surfaced, with local authorities initiating their own inquiry.

Overview

  • Football association KNVB says its disciplinary investigation could take weeks and labels the case exceptional, with potential sanctions ranging from player suspensions to fines or competition removal for repeat misconduct.
  • Kozakken Boys issues a revised statement distancing the club from offensive chants, citing new images and testimonies and specifying that slogans such as “AZC weg ermee” were heard.
  • The municipality of Altena opens an investigation, and Mayor Egbert Lichtenberg plans to meet the club’s chairman to discuss the reported racism and violence.
  • Spakenburg striker Ahmed El Azzouti reports racist abuse during the match and harassment of his family afterward and is considering filing a police complaint.
  • KNVB Mijnals Commission chair Humberto Tan suggests the political climate around elections may have fueled the episode and argues for tougher penalties when clubs fail to act.