Radomiak's Ibrahima Camara banned six months and fined 50,000 zł after Pogoń match

Red card and tunnel return

Pogoń Szczecin beat Radomiak Radom 4-3 in a PKO BP Ekstraklasa match in Szczecin on Saturday, 24 October. In the 89th minute, Radomiak midfielder Ibrahima Camara, a Guinean, kicked Pogoń defender Alessandro Riccio and was shown a red card. Referee Bartosz Frankowski then disallowed an equaliser scored by Fernanda Goure, so the 4-3 scoreline stood. Camara left through the stadium tunnel, but shortly afterwards he came back onto the pitch and struck Pogoń player Darko Czurlinow with his hand. The commission later pointed to the attack after the red card as the basis for finding especially flagrant conduct that breached fair play.

Six-month ban and fine

The Ekstraklasa League Commission announced its decision on Wednesday, 28 October. Camara received a six-month ban and a 50,000 zł fine, and the sanction took effect immediately. The ban covers every competition organised in Poland, including the Polish Cup, while the fine comes on top of the suspension. Commission chairman Jarosław Poturnicki said the unsporting character of the conduct was why the penalty was so severe. The commission's statement read:

“The penalty covers all competitions organised in Poland and has immediate effect.”

The statement also called the conduct especially flagrant and contrary to fair play, citing the attack on an opposing player after his red card. The fine and the ban were announced in the same communiqué, which also covered the Pogoń vice-president.

Ibrahima Camara50,000

Tan Kesler10,000

Ibrahima Camara

50000 zł

Tan Kesler

10000 zł

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Pogoń vice-president fined

The commission also reviewed an incident involving Pogoń Szczecin vice-president Tan Kesler, who was fined 10,000 zł. Poturnicki was quoted in the statement on Kesler's case:

“The commission found no actions that could be considered escalating, but punished him for unauthorised presence in the pitch and technical area during the match.”

The fine is for being in restricted areas during the match, not for any escalation.

Earlier legal case

TVP Info also reported earlier trouble for Camara in Poland, and noted that the Szczecin incident was not his first problem there. In December 2025 he was arrested in connection with a rape charge involving a woman from Radom, and spent three weeks in custody. He was acquitted in May.