OGC Nice: total release for two supporters prosecuted for violence against players

It was a mixture of satisfaction tinged with relief that hovered over the courtroom of the Nice criminal court (Alpes-Maritimes) this Friday afternoon. The judgment of “total acquittal”, against the two supporters of the OGC Nice football club, Anthony D. and Mohamed C., seemed to no longer be an option for the two interested parties, who let their joy and tears burst forth from the court, supported by their lawyers. Both were prosecuted for intentional violence against the two Aiglons Jérémie Boga and Terem Mofi, and had always defended “not having struck” the two players of the Nice club. The parties to the lawsuit have ten days to appeal this decision.

During the hearing at the end of July, the public prosecutor had nevertheless requested two years in prison, including a firm sentence against Mohamed C., as well as two years in prison with a committal warrant against Anthony D., accompanied by the revocation of one year of probation - of one of these previous convictions for violence against supporters. Damien Martinelli, the Nice prosecutor, denounced “a consciously organized, constructed and decided action” by the two accused, devoid of “any desire for appeasement on their side. The objective of the evening is for the players to come and take responsibility,” he repeated to the audience.

The facts date back more than a year now; On the evening of November 30, 2025, the red and black club suffered its sixth consecutive defeat, after a match against Lorient, losing three goals to one. Enough to fuel fears of relegation to Ligue 2 and the anger of supporters - especially the ultras. Shortly before midnight, as the Gym returned to the Nice training center, more than a hundred of them - "up to 200" according to the public prosecutor - were waiting for explanations. Most are hooded, dressed in dark.

The two accused, whose ages fluctuate around thirty years, entered the players' bus, "at the request of the staff", in order to try to "calm the situation" - not without insulting the footballers. From then on, two versions clashed about the eleven players getting off the bus; the two attackers Moffi and Boga reported “spitting, blows and insults” towards them, where the supporters maintained, on the one hand, “not having violently” anyone and on the other hand, not having incited it.

Many of the club's supporters had interpreted these incidents as a way for the two players, in difficulty within the club, to find a way out "for commercial, personal and enrichment purposes", regretted one of the defense lawyers. “We are satisfied with this decision, we expected it because the file as it appeared at the time of the judgment was not what it was at the time of the immediate appearance,” reacted this Friday Master Rudy Cohen, the lawyer for one of the acquitted defendants.