New 1.FC Köln defender Pierre Wome has been handed a three game ban by the German FA following an off the ball incident with Ashkan Dejagah last weekend.
The Cameroonian has been found guilty of elbowing the Wolfsburg midfielder in his side’s 2-1 opening day defeat at the Volkswagen Arena last Saturday.
Although the match referee missed the incident at the time, the DFB looked at video evidence at have decided to hand down a three game ban to the Köln full back.
A statement on the German Football Association’s official website said Wome had been punished « because of gross sporting misconduct in the form of violence against an opponent ».
Dejagah was left with concussion and bruising following the attack.
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