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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Nick Ames

Nice players placed on sick leave after ultras confront team at training ground

Terem Moffi in action for Nice against Porto
Terem Moffi will miss next Sunday’s home match against Angers after being signed off by Nice’s medical staff. Photograph: Sergio Mendes/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

The Nice players Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga have been placed on sick leave after the team were confronted by supporters upon their return from a 3-1 defeat at Lorient.

Moffi was given a week’s leave and Boga five days, both effective from Monday, after an estimated 400 fans gathered outside the club’s training centre on Sunday night. The pair were verbally and physically abused as they left the team bus after the travelling party was swamped by ultras unhappy at a sixth consecutive loss in all competitions. The club’s sporting director, Florian Maurice, was also among those targeted.

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