Portuguese authorities launch investigation into alleged racial abuse suffered by Emmanuel Boateng

The Authority for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in Sport (APCVD) is looking into whether Emmanuel Boateng, a football player for Ghana, was harassed because of his race.

The incident happened during week 15 of the Liga Portugal 22/23 season, during a game between Vitória S.C. and Rio Ave. Boateng is said to have heard racial slurs from his own fans.

He told the referee, André Narciso, about it, and the game was stopped for a short time.

The Portuguese media have talked a lot about the incident, and now an anti-discrimination group called APCVD is looking into it to see if it’s true.

If the people who did it are found to be guilty, they plan to do something about it.

“In light of the news that has been widely spread in the media about insults of a discriminatory nature and racist acts in the match between Vitória Sport Clube and Rio Ave Futebol Clube, which took place last Saturday, January 7, at the D. Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimares, for the 15th round of the 1st League, and since the practice of illegal acts of a national contravention is at stake, the Authority for the Prevention and Combating

The APCVD thinks it is important to stop and fight any kind of discrimination in sports and to make sure that fair play is kept during games.

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