Granada condemns racism for the gesture to Akapo

Granada issued a statement on Monday night to “strongly condemn any act of racism” after Cádiz winger Carlos Akapo suffered a racist gesture after being substituted in the match that his team tied this Monday against the Granada team in the New Stadium Los Cármenes (0-0).

Specifically, when Akapo was heading to the bench after being replaced in the clash and passed by a stadium background, a Granada fan made a racist gesture at him in which he imitated the movement of a monkey, an attitude that Movistar cameras captured and that the footballer reproached the fan.

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“Granada CF strongly condemns any act of racism and will not tolerate any behavior in its stadium that reflects an intolerant or discriminatory attitude towards the players or fans who come to our field,” the Granada club said in a statement after the match.

Granada added that it has initiated “an investigation and will take the pertinent measures to firmly sanction these behaviors that do not represent the values ​​of the club or its fans.”

“Granada maintains zero tolerance for all kinds of racist manifestations and is proud of a supporter that has always shown its respect towards rival clubs and supporters,” the statement added.