Overview

• Ahmed El Azzouti and his family say they were confronted and assaulted after Spakenburg’s 2-1 win in Werkendam, with a smoke bomb thrown as they left the sport park.
• Multiple attendees reported racist slurs directed at the striker during and after the match, an allegation the Kozakken Boys chairman says he did not hear.
• Spakenburg figures accuse at least one steward of refusing protection, while reporting that several Kozakken Boys players helped shield El Azzouti and escorted his mother to safety.
• Police in West Brabant confirm they intervened and escorted the team bus to the A27, and report no formal complaints filed and no arrests to date.
• Kozakken Boys’ behavioral committee will review CCTV to establish what occurred, as the KNVB begins its investigation and the player considers filing a complaint.