2023-11-20 13:49:47
– Players treated as “monkeys” during a Geneva match?
Three footballers from Signal Bernex-Confignon allegedly received racist insults from the UGS sports director on Saturday in the 2nd inter league. The man speaks of a “web of lies”.
Published today at 2:49 p.m.
The match between UGS and Signal Bernex-Confignon ended very badly on Saturday.
DR
There are currently only two versions which contradict each other, against the backdrop of a potentially despicable affair and a 2nd inter league match. In the camp of the accusers, Signal Bernex-Confignon. Some of his players want to be formal: they were called “monkeys” at the end of the match between them on Saturday and UGS, among other swear words. The supposed origin of the racist insults leads to the camp of the accused. Premtim Jetisi, sports director of UGS, would have taken to the side of the field and would have said these words towards three players of African origin from the opposing team.
The accused is a “model of integration”
The man denies it outright, speaking of a “web of lies”. He appeals to his Albanian roots, to his “perfect integration in Switzerland since 1991”, to the “coaches and players of color who make up the club’s different teams. Never, and I can swear it on the heads of my three children, could I have said these things. These are very serious accusations.”
Among the players he allegedly attacked verbally was Signal captain Gérard Zanga. An unusual fact: the full-back played in the very recent past under the colors of UGS, where Premtim Jetisi worked sometimes as coach, sometimes already as sporting director. “Why would you want me to insult one of my former players. Whose brother, moreover, is part of the staff of our first team? the leader defends himself.
“Either UGS takes sanctions against its sports director, or I will file a criminal complaint.”
Gérard Zanga, captain of Signal Bernex-Confignon
It all started from a very banal gaming situation. A UGS player on the ground, Signal who continues to play while waiting for the referee to decide whether or not to interrupt the game, and the first invectives which arrive from the edge of the field.
“I did not react and I urged my partners to do the same,” promises the player. It’s unfortunate, but in a way, I’m used to it. Responding to these insults also risks receiving sanctions. And I don’t want that for the club. On the other hand, I can assure you that some UGS players were themselves shocked by what they heard from a member of their own club. His captain also told me that he would no longer set foot in the team until light was shed on this whole story.
Towards a meeting on Tuesday
On a sporting level, the matter is arriving in the hands of the gaming commission of the Amateur League, which oversees the 2nd inter league championships. Will it stop at the borders of the green rectangle, with possible “simple” football sanctions? This may depend on the behavior of the accused club.
A meeting scheduled for Tuesday is being organized between the Signal players concerned and Premtim Jetisi. Cédric Zanga already knows the posture he will display there. “Either UGS takes sanctions against its sports director, or I will file a criminal complaint.” His club let us know that it would support its players. Remembering that a first step could be to contact the Anti-Racism Listening Center. Before potentially having to gather evidence. A delicate stage within the little-publicized 5th national division.
Florian Vaney has been a journalist in the Sport-Center editorial team since 2019. Trained in the regional press, he closely follows Swiss football, from the “embankment” divisions to the Super League.More info
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