Why will children still be able to watch a match behind closed doors?

They will be two hundred in a reserved stand but should still feel a little lonely. UEFA has authorized OGC Nice to let children under 14 attend the match between the Aiglons and Czech players from Slovacko, Thursday evening from 9 p.m. at the Allianz Riviera, yet scheduled to be played behind closed doors .

The European Football Confederation had decreed that the match, counting for the 4th day of Group D of the Europa League Conference, would be played without a spectator, following the serious incidents that occurred during the Nice-Cologne meeting. These clashes outside and inside the stadium left 32 injured, including one seriously. But “the UEFA regulations authorize in this case the host club to invite children under the age of 14”, indicated the Nice club.

Accompanied by educators

“OGC Nice obviously took it up and therefore invited the members of the “Mèfi Club” [la tribune habituellement réservée aux enfants], its young pre-training graduates as well as partner clubs in the region, ”said management. These young spectators will be accompanied by educators holding the BAFA.

“There will be a few young children,” smiled coach Lucien Favre during his pre-match press conference this Wednesday in Nice. “But it’s a shame,” he added. We need the public. During the Covid-19 period, without spectators, it was completely different. Many players need to feel the public. »