Amateur football player in the Marseille region, Nessim Ramdane, a VTC driver who was a collateral victim of drug trafficking, was killed Friday with a bullet in the head by a 14-year-old hitman. Many clubs and former teammates paid tribute to him on the pitch this weekend.
Marseille in shock. Still affected by score-settling under the backdrop of drug trafficking last week, the Marseille city mourns its dead. A 15-year-old teenager burned alive but also Nessim Ramdane, collateral victim of the fight between drug trafficking networks. Aged 36, this father of three children was killed around 4:30 a.m. on the night of Thursday October 3 to Friday October 4, in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille.
He was found dead of a gunshot to the head in his vehicle, after being shot by a 14-year-old suspect. The emotion is particularly strong in the world of Marseille amateur football. Crazy about football, Nessim Ramdane played for many clubs including Endoume, Athlético de Marseille, Fos-sur-Mer, Carnoux, Saint-Zacharie and Six-Fours-les-Plages, his last team.
Matches canceled in Var
Since the tragedy, teams and ex-partners are still reeling from emotion. In the Var department, where Nessim Ramdane played with Six-Fours-les-Plages, no football matches took place this weekend. The tributes from clubs, on the other hand, have multiplied. “Nessim was a person with a big heart and an outstanding player,” reacted ES Fos-sur-Mer. “He was at the club from 2016 to 2018, leaving a strong impression with his strong character, but also with his endearing and respectful side. Always ready to wear the jersey, he knew how to win everyone’s esteem.” “Our sadness lives up to the image of this man, upright and respectful, whose values have always commanded the admiration of those who knew him,” Fabrice Coulomb, sports director of Carnoux Football Club, wrote on Facebook. .
“I said to myself: ‘this can’t be possible, it can’t be him'”
“He was one of the people who facilitated my integration,” remembers Sariba Konaté, his ex-partner with whom Nessim Ramdane played for four years at Carnoux. “He gave me advice. He was a humble person. We were together all the time with his children. I said to myself: ‘this can’t be possible, it can’t be him.'” “Those who know him well were convinced from the start that there was no link with this whole story”, continues Fabrice Coulomb, interviewed by BFM Marseille. “We always had the impression of having an in-depth discussion with him, he spoke calmly. He always had a vision. In that he was a very appreciable person,” concludes the manager.
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