Violence after the final whistle. It was not a pleasant return for Dickson Abiama. At the Kleeblatt, the 27-year-old had once become a professional and had decisively contributed to the promotion to the Bundesliga with his seven goals in the 2020/2021 season. Five years later, Abiama wanted to climb again, this time with Rot-Weiss Essen from the third to the second league. For the Revier club, the former Fürther, who was loaned from Kaiserslautern to Essen, scored six goals in the second half and set up four more. On May 26, he should have hurt his former employer again. He did it, but not as he had hoped. After Abiama had given Branimir Hrgota too much space before the 2-0 and then only hit the post with his head, the Kleeblatt celebrated the league survival - and Abiama flipped out. In a pack formation after the final whistle, he punched the Fürther Paul Will with a punch to the neck - which referee Robert Schröder did not notice on the field. The scene was then discussed excitedly. The sports court of the German Football Association initially announced that the case would be reviewed. In Essen, where they would like to sign Abiama, they had been worried since May 26 that the attacker would be banned for a long time. But that will not happen. As „Reviersport“ reported on Monday, the DFB will not investigate the former Fürther further, which is why he will be allowed to play on the first day of the new season. At any club. In Kaiserslautern, he seems to have no future.
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Ex-Profi Abiama not punished for punch
Ex-professional Dickson Abiama will not be punished for punch in relegation match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The DFB has not initiated further investigations.
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