- Car thieves shot two Olympique de Marseille players
- They emerged unharmed from the 4 a.m. attack as they returned home from the last game.
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According to a report, two Olympique Marseille players were shot in attempted carjackings in the early hours of Monday morning.
Midfielder Jean Onana and forward Faris Moumbagna, both Cameroonian representatives at international level, were attacked around four in the morning. according to a report by Le Parisienwith their vehicles covered in bullet holes.
Their vehicles were leaving La Commanderie, Marseille’s training base, following their 2-1 victory at Le Havre on Sunday, the final game of their season.
The report states that the players were not injured, but there were several bullet holes in the driver’s doors and trunk of the cars.
A judicial source said the perpetrators seemed to know the players’ schedules, but fled after failing to steal the vehicles.
Striker Faris Moumbagna was one of two Marseille players targeted in an alleged car theft.
Defender Jean Onana, on loan from Besiktas, was also attacked, but both players were unharmed.
Moumbagna was reportedly the most affected of the two by the overnight attack, according to information gathered in the French media.
Onana, who is currently on loan from Turkish club Besiktas, sent reassuring messages to those around him, according to the report.
Another member of the team, Ivorian defender Bamo Meite, followed the other two drivers out of the training base and witnessed the vehicle theft attempts, but was not the target.
The Marseille prosecutor’s office has opened an official investigation, entrusted to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division.
Olympique de Marseille has not issued any official public reaction, but has been working with its players, as well as assisting in official procedures.
Marseille’s 2-1 win at Le Havre on Sunday night meant they finished Ligue 1 in eighth place.
An internal club source told Le Parisien: “They are in good health but very shaken, as is the club which is in constant contact with all its players but also with the competent authorities.”
Following their final match of the Ligue 1 season on Sunday night, Marseille finished the campaign in eighth place.