The 23-year-old was playing for FC Ufa in their Russian Premier League match against Spartak Moscow, and admits that he will likely be punished despite being the subject of jeers from the home fans.
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“When the match was stopped, the fans started shouting ‘monkey” at me, ‘ he said after the 2-2 draw.
Former Arsenal player Emmanuel Frimpong faces a multi-game ban after he was sent off in Russian Federation for his response to alleged racist abuse.
He added: “I’m going to serve a sentence for being abused… and yet we (are) going to hold a World Cup in this country”.
‘FIFA will request details from the RFU on this incident, ‘ the governing body said in a statement.
The Ufa general director Shamil Gazizov said his club would not seek any punishment against Spartak: “It was an unfortunate incident”.
“We believe that the hosting of the Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup offers a great opportunity to say no to racism and any other form of discrimination and send a clear message to the world in this regards”.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the vile racist abuse suffered by Ghana worldwide midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong during a recent league match in Russian Federation.
“The clubs should introduce more effective scheme to work with the supporters surrounding this issue”.
The Ghanaian stressed that it was a solitary individual responsible for the incident, but raised the question of what will happen at the 2018 World Cup.
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The fight against racism and discrimination in football is taking root and it cannot be turned back by the nonchalance of those football authorities who are not keen on rooting out this evil that shames our game and human dignity.
