The betting scandal has also hit Afyonspor: 14 players have been referred to the PFDK.

The betting scandal has also hit Afyonspor: 14 players have been referred to the PFDK.

25.02.2026 13:32

In the TFF's betting investigation, 197 football players were referred to the PFDK; 14 players from Afyonspor were included in the list, and there has been no statement from the club management yet.

In the betting investigation conducted by the Turkish Football Federation, 197 more players were referred to the Professional Football Discipline Board (PFDK) as part of the second wave. It was reported that among these names, there are 14 players from Afyonspor.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM TFF

According to TFF's statement, 658 players listed in the A Team rosters of the clubs and written on the roster were examined. As a result of the investigations, it was announced that 197 players were found to have engaged in betting and that these players were referred to the PFDK with precautionary measures as of December 8, 2025.

14 NAMES FROM AFYONSPOR ON THE LIST

Among those referred to the PFDK from Afyonspor are "Abdulkadir Çelik, Alperen Duman, Arda Uysal, Eray Sürül, Furkan Arslan, Gökdeniz Kara, Halef Keklik, Mehmet Emin Mumcu, Mehmet Eren, Mehmet Görkem, Ömer Latif, Uğurkan Cebeli, Utku Büyükköse, and Utkucan Buğra. Following this development, it is stated that there is uncertainty regarding Afyonspor's squad planning and match participation.

NO STATEMENT FROM MANAGEMENT

After the investigation became public, attention turned to the club management. However, so far, there has been no official statement from the Afyonspor management. While fans expressed their reactions on social media, the progression of the process and the decisions to be made by the PFDK have become a matter of curiosity.

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