The Super League championship has resumed, but a man is missing: Nikolaj Hänni (44), referee at the highest Swiss level for 13 years. Last winter, the game director learned that he suffered from colon cancer, revealed the internet portal “nau.ch”. A shock.
“The first two or three days after the diagnosis, I felt like I was in a bad dream. I had a feeling that I was going to wake up and that a new day was going to start. But unfortunately that was not the case, said Hänni. I had fantastic support from my wife and granddaughter. Thanks to their positive frame of mind and their presence, they helped me overcome these difficult moments. ”
Considered cured
After a successful operation last March, Nikolaj Hänni is however on the road to recovery and hopes to be able to resume service soon. In the meantime, it is in the VAR studios in Volketswil, where he follows the matches of the Swiss championship on screens, that the Super League referee prepares his big comeback. “It was a big step towards normalcy. I hope that after the therapy currently underway I can quickly start refereeing again, this fall if all goes well, he said in the columns of the Look. Until then, I will be active in VAR studios or as a video assistant referee. ”
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Created: 06.30.2020, 5:47 p.m.
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