Did spectators at the Marcel-Picot stadium display racist behavior on Wednesday evening during the draw (1-1) between AS Nancy Lorraine and Red Star, on the occasion of the 10th day of the National (3rd division ) ? In any case, this is what the Red Star coach, and current leader of the National, Habib Beye denounced at the microphone of Canal +, just after the meeting. The end of this match was tense, since we notably saw on screen the Ile-de-France captain Cheikh Ndoye throwing a bottle towards a stand at the Nancy stadium.
“We let things like this happen in stadiums,” points out Habib Beye. Three of my players were challenged by the stands with mimes and monkey cries. I have people who tell me today that in a stadium, you must not make things worse. We have trivialized all these situations. Today, the match does not interest me, it is erased from my memory. But if we let things like this happen, we won’t move forward. »
“I hope that this public will be sanctioned because it is unacceptable”
Extremely upset, the Canal + consultant, on the Red Star bench since 2021, continues on the microphone: “People manage to trivialize this kind of thing, not me. I will always be against that. These are things that cannot happen. Three of my players told me: “Coach, they’re miming monkey noises.” This is unacceptable, and what’s more, the Nancy players greeted their audience. If we accept this behavior… I will always fight, until I die, against these things. I hope this audience will be punished because this is unacceptable. »
Also questioned about these supposed racist behaviors of spectators, his Lorraine counterpart, the former French international Benoît Pedretti, was content with a “I didn’t see anything, I don’t know if there were any words or gestures “. On the pitch, the post-match was also electric as Hacène Benali (Red Star) pulled the hair of Gwilhem Tayot (ASNEL), causing scuffles between players. We then saw Habib Beye go near a stand to point at spectators and question the referee and ASNL leaders. We now understand why.