Wilfred Zaha highlighted the racist abuse he was subjected to after his brilliant performance on Saturday.
Wilfred Zaha opened the scoring for Crystal Palace in their 2-0 win at Etihad Stadium.
The Ivorian striker completed his impressive performance by making a swift run, which resulted in a red card for Man City’s Aymeric Laporte.
Later that evening, Zaha published screenshots of racist messages he had received following the game.
“This message isn’t for me to get a million messages saying we stand with you and it’s disgusting or about me getting sympathy.” the 28-year-old wrote on his Instagram account.
“I’m not here for all the nonsense that is being done instead of fixing the actual problem!
“I don’t mind abuse because nowadays it comes with doing the job I do even though it’s not an excuse, but my colour will always be the real problem, but it’s fine because I’ll always be BLACK AND PROUD! Speak to me when you actual take this issue serious.”
Football continues to grapple with the persistent issue of racism. Last month, Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly was racially abused by a group of Fiorentina fans in Serie A. That was only a month after the abuse against three England players following the Euro 2020 final.
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