Ghana midfielder Abdul Salis Samed has been slapped with a three-match suspension after being red-carded for a tackle on Achraf Hakimi.
Hakimi and Samed both started for their teams in last Saturday’s Ligue 1 game between PSG and Lens at the Parc des Princes.
However, Samed’s afternoon was cut short when he received an early red card for a dangerous tackle on the Morocco international.
Très triste d’avoir abandonné l’équipe de cette façon.
Je m’excuse auprès de ceux que j’ai déçu et auprès d’@AchrafHakimi. Je n’avais pas de mauvaises intentions et je regrette vraiment, je m’excuse auprès de tous les Lensois ???????? pic.twitter.com/GVkFj2ALOd— Abdul Samed ????????⚽️ (@AbdulSamedSali) April 16, 2023
Playing with a man down, Lens couldn’t cope with PSG’s intensity as they succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to the defending champions.
Lens have now released a statement saying Samed has been handed a three-game suspension by Ligue 1’s Disciplinary Committee.
“The verdict of the Disciplinary Committee is known. Excluded for the first time of the season in the 19th minute of #PSGRCL for an uncontrolled gesture – fortunately without consequence for the affected Parisian player – Salis Abdul Samed received a three-game suspension,” the club announced.
????♂️ Le verdict de la commission de discipline est connu. Exclu pour la première fois de la saison à la 19e minute de #PSGRCL pour un geste non maîtrisé -heureusement sans conséquence pour le joueur parisien touché- Salis Abdul Samed a écopé de trois matchs fermes de suspension.
— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) April 19, 2023