Laval Emmanuel suspended three matches by FFM disciplinary committee
Decision on 03.09.2026: GFK Tikvesh player banned after direct red card for elbowing Filip Najdovski in the Kavadarci match.
The Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) announced on 03.09.2026 that GFK Tikvesh forward Laval Emmanuel has been suspended for three official matches following the red card he received against Vardar in Kavadarci.
Match officials — and a subsequent VAR review — judged Emmanuel's action toward Filip Najdovski to be a sending-off offence: the committee described the incident as an elbow strike and imposed the three-match ban as the appropriate sanction.
Additional rulings from the same session
Zlatko Ristov, conditioning coach at FK Makedonija G.P., was banned from performing his function for one month.
Disciplinary proceedings were opened against FK Makedonija G.P. over poor organisation, use of pyrotechnics and throwing objects onto the pitch during the 3rd-round Second Macedonian Football League match between FK Makedonija G.P. and FK Pelister.
Similarly, FK Shkupi 1927 AD faces a disciplinary procedure for poor organisation and throwing objects onto the field during their 3rd-round Second MFL game against FK Teteks 1953. Separately, FK Shkëndija Arachinovo was fined 2,500 euros for poor organisation, presence of unauthorised persons in official premises and a verbal attack on the match referee.
The committee published the full set of decisions at its latest sitting on 03.09.2026.
Previously, Herrera and Elezi were named in the team of the round in Bosnia.
Photo: press material from the event
