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Soccer-Go Ahead fan appointed to board to get around stadium ban

AMSTERDAM, June 24 (Reuters) - Go Ahead Eagles have appointed a prize-winning fan as a member of the club's board so he can travel to Hungary next month to watch their Europa League debut.

The Dutch club have been drawn to play Ferencvaros in the first qualifying round but cannot take any fans to Budapest because of a UEFA ban on spectators at the Hungarian team's Groupama Arena ground for European competition matches.

Supporter Henk de Haan won a trip for himself and his wife at a quiz night organised by the club, before UEFA conducted the Europa League draw last week, to travel to Go Ahead's first away match in Europe since they met Celtic 50 years ago.