By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Premier League have condemned racist abuse targeted at Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Tolu Arokodare, Prompt News reports.
Arokodare was a subject of online racial abuse following Wolves’ 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at the Selhurst Park on Sunday.
The Nigeria international missed a penalty in the 43rd minute of the keenly contested encounter.
Evann Guessand scored the winning goal for Palace on the stroke of 90 minutes.
Shortly after the final whistle, Arokodare took to social media to expose a series of racist messages he received on Instagram from several individuals in the aftermath of his missed spot-kick.
The Premier League re-echoed their stance, reiterating its zero-tolerance policy toward racism in a statement posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“We are appalled by the unacceptable online racist abuse targeted at Wolves’ Tolu Arokodare,” the league stated.
“There are serious consequences for anybody found guilty and we will offer the club and player our full support with investigations. Football is for everyone – there is no room for racism.”
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