Youssoufa Yaffa, the Gambian striker of Tsarsko Selo, did not believe what happened to him after he prepared to shoot the ball from the penalty mark in his team’s last match in the Bulgarian Premier League, which ended in a 1-1 draw against its guest Lokomotiv Sofia.
Jaffa was attacked by the club’s owner and president, Stoen Monolova, and the goalkeeper’s coach threatened to kill him, and the stadium security expelled him.
The 25-year-old Yusova said, “Monolova kicked me off the field without getting a red card and quarreled with me. The referee and security on the field allowed him to enter until he reached the penalty area, so I left the ball to those who wanted to implement it and went to the dressing room.”
He continued, “Monolova started pushing me for no reason and grabbed me by the neck hard and it was a great shock to me, while the goalkeeper coach told me to leave before I kill you, then the club president followed me to the locker room and hit me harder than it was on the field.”
The captain of the team hit the ball and missed the penalty, leaving the team in last place and entered the competition in the relegation group.
The Gambian striker played only four matches for the Bulgarian team, after his experience with the Polish team Corona Clense, and with the Italian Milan and Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, while Monolova decided to leave the club and cancel his football project completely.
It will be the last game of the Gambian player #jusova Yaffa, 25, stuck in his mind throughout his life, being the worst in his career so far, as he was beaten by the owner of the “Tsarsko Selo” club, one of the first division teams, which was relegated to the second division after a 1-1 draw with Lokomotiv Sofia. pic.twitter.com/jpP8bZQPKD
– Sports Federation (@alittihadSport) May 25, 2022