Investigation into racist abuse of Republic of Ireland's Jonathan Afolabi

Afolabi suffered online abuse after scoring for Dundee in their 3-2 extra-time Scottish Cup win over Bonnyrigg Rose
Investigation into racist abuse of Republic of Ireland's Jonathan Afolabi

Jonathan Afolabi has represented the Republic at U21 level

Dundee have condemned "vile racist messages" received by their Republic of Ireland U21 striker, Jonathan Afolabi.

Afolabi, who is on loan from Celtic, shared a string of racist abuse messages he received from one user on his Instagram account after netting a stoppage-time equaliser during a 3-2 extra-time Scottish Cup win over Bonnyrigg Rose on Saturday night.

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