Fans regard Bright Osayi Samuel as a Hero after captured in a video attack by angry Trabzonspor fans
Fans have tagged Bright Osayi-Samuel as a hero after he was captured in a video fighting back following an attack by angry Trabzonspor fans after their 3-2 home loss to Fenerbahce on Sunday.
In disturbing footage, Nigeria international Bright Osayi-Samuel, who started at wing-back for Fenerbahce, was seen throwing a punch and sending to the floor one of the invading supporters after they charged at the visiting players.
Tempers flared when supporters of Trabzonspor ran onto the pitch attacking some of the visiting players following their team’s loss in the latest incident in the Turkish topflight league this season.
Osayi-Samuel knocked down a pitch invader while protecting a female officer, while former Chelsea forward Michi Batshuayi, who now features for Fenerbahce, hit at another marauding fan with a spinned kick as opposition fans swarmed the visitors after the game.