​Raja Nainggolan has been left out of the Royal Antwerp squad after being seen smoking an e-cigarette on the bench, reports L’Equipe.

Raja NainggolanPhoto: Vincent Kalut / Panorama / Profimedia

​Raja Nainggolan, dropped from the Antwerp squad after smoking on the bench

The incident happened during a match against “Standard”, which Antwerp lost with a score of 3:0.

Smoking is strictly prohibited in Belgian stadiums.

“This ban applies to all persons present at the stadium, including the players. We have already contacted Antwerp,” Lorin Paris, president of the Belgian professional league, said in a press release.

Royal Antwerp also decided to exclude Nainggolan from the squad for an indefinite period.

Subsequently, Raja Nainggolan played for Piacenza, Cagliari, Roma, Inter Milan and Antwerp.