Nigeria Star Fegor Ogude Called Monkey By Arsenal Tula Player
Amkar Perm midfielder Fegor Ogude has revealed that he didn’t realize
that he was racially abused during the Russian Premier League match with
Arsenal Tula on Saturday due to the language barrier.<br /><br />After the contest at Zvezda Stadion, Guinea international Sékou Condé claimed that <span class="notranslate" style="">Dmitry Aydov used racist language towards himself and Ogude, and he called the Nigerian </span><span class="notranslate" style="">“monkey</span><span class="notranslate" style="">” and </span><span class="notranslate" style=""><span class="notranslate" style="">“</span>black</span><span class="notranslate" style="">”.</span><br /><br /><span class="notranslate" style="">“It is something they said in Russian. I did not realize it, because I do not know the language, </span><span class="notranslate" style="">” Ogude said to life.ru.<br /><br /></span><span class="notranslate" style=""><span class="notranslate" style="">“</span>But
after the game, the guys from the team told me that he insulted me
using racist language. I believe them. Football is an emotional game,
but very silly to call the opponent a monkey.</span>”<br /><br /><span class="notranslate" style="">Dmitry Aydov has denied that he called Ogude a monkey, saying that the story was invented by Conde.<br /><br />General Director of Amkar Perm Igor Rezvuhin says the club will not formally report the incident to the authorities. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span>
Discussions (0)