Ajaccio player handed seven-game ban for referee altercation | OneFootball

AC Ajaccio’s Arsène Kouassi (20) has been handed a seven-game ban for an altercation with a referee in a Ligue 2 match earlier this month.

The incident in question came during a 1-1 draw against Martigues on 4th October. During that game, held in Ajaccio, left-back Kouassi contested the referee’s decision to blow for a foul by putting his head into the torso of the referee. The LFP’s disciplinary committee ruled on the incident on Wednesday and the verdict is now in.

Kouassi has received a seven-game ban, meaning that he will now not play again for the Corsican club until the other side of the winter break. The defender, who came through the ranks at Ajaccio, has made his definitive breakthrough into the first team this season. He has made four appearances in Ligue 2, registering one assist in that time. However, he no faces a period of time watching on from the sidelines.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle