Campaign of cult hero Frans Paymans as an example for NEC

Cult hero Frans Paymans' campaign is an example for NEC.

Frans Paymans (65) is glad that he can also experience this cup final, safe and sound. As an anonymous supporter, he will hide among the NEC legion tomorrow. Who among his current generation of companions will know what has happened to him, long after the cheers for his merciless fighting style have faded away.

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Twice in the last 15 years, Frans Paymans has been treated for lymphoma. Stem cell transplantation, thanks to a 21-year-old American donor, provided a solution ten years ago. Frans Paymans is happy with his current life, with his confidant Dorothé, and with his work as an economics teacher.

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Attention to Stichting Matchis

His experiences with the successful stem cell transplant brought him back into the football world; not at NEC, but at Zwaluw VFC in his hometown Vught, from where he reached the highest national level at NEC via TOP Oss. Not only at Zwaluw, but also at SCG '18 in Sint-Michielsgestel, RKSV Schijndel, and SV Avanti '31, Paymans is raising awareness for stem cell transplantation through the Matchis Foundation using posters, flyers, and QR codes.

Frans Paymans is following in the footsteps of Thijs Slegers, the press chief of PSV who passed away in 2023, who successfully campaigned for Matchis at that time. His mission was lovingly embraced, supported, and continued by PSV. The success clearly shows how effectively sports and athletes can be used for social causes.

Adventures in book

Frans Paymans, along with his wife, is personally committed to Matchis. He described his experiences in a book titled 'It Is a Match'. They take advantage of everything that can help recruit donors. They do not receive support from NEC. They will pay for the trip to the cup final themselves, which costs over 100 euros per person.

How socially enterprising it would have been if NEC, with Frans Paymans as ambassador on behalf of Matchis, could have added an extra dimension to the cup final tomorrow in De Kuip. A missed opportunity.

Henk Mees is a sports columnist for Dtv Nieuws and the Dtv program Sport Talk.