The French Football Federation (FFF) has backed referee Clément Turpin’s decision not to award Le Havre a penalty following a controversial handball incident involving Nigerian midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi during Olympique Marseille’s 4-3 Ligue 1 victory.
Foot01 reported on Wednesday that the federation’s Refereeing Department had reviewed the incidents and concluded that Turpin was right not to award a penalty for either Nnadi’s handball appeal or a separate incident involving Marseille forward Neal Maupay.
Marseille appeared to be heading for a comfortable victory after establishing a four-goal advantage against Le Havre at the Stade Vélodrome on Sunday, October 25.
However, the visi...
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Nnadi handball row: FFF backs ref over Le Havre penalty appeal
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