Ghana Government Condemns Racist Attack On Sulley Muntari

Government has criticized the Italian Football Association for failing to punish some football fans who racially abused Ghanaian international, Sulley Muntari, during a Serie A game earlier this week. The former Black Stars player walked off the pitch in the dying minutes of the game in protest against the racial abuse he suffered from some … Read more

Gov’t Condemns Racist Attack On Sulley Muntari

Government has criticized the Italian Football Association for failing to punish some football fans who racially abused Ghanaian international, Sulley Muntari, during a Serie A game earlier this week. The former Black Stars player walked off the pitch in the dying minutes of the game in protest against the racial abuse he suffered from some … Read more

Bologna’s Godfred Donsah Willing To Strike In Solidarity With Muntari

Bologna and Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is “100%” willing to go on strike to show solidarity with Sulley Muntari. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was given a one-game ban after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd at Cagliari on Sunday. The Serie A disciplinary committee said not enough fans took … Read more

Ghana Defender Rashid Sumaila Offers Support For Sulley Muntari

Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila has offered his backing to Pescara’s Sulley Muntari following his decision to walk off the pitch after being racially abused at Cagliari last Sunday. Muntari was subsequently handed a one match ban by the Serie A disciplinary committee after his actions; a move that has upset many figures in world football. … Read more

Cagliari President Insists Fans Are Not Racist Despite Sulley Muntari Abuse

Cagliari President Tommaso Giuntoli argues that despite racial abuse on former Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari, the club’s fans are not racist. Pescara’s Sulley Muntari was subjected to racial abuse by Cagliari fans when the two met in a Serie A clash last week. The chants by the fans, who were reported later to be ten, … Read more

Ahinful Wants Black Players In Europe To Boycott Games To Kick Against Racism

Former Black Stars player Augustine Ahinful has called on Black players in Europe to stage a massive boycott in this weekend’s League games as a sign to express their displeasure about the recent racial abuse on Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari has been suspended for a game after walking off the pitch during Pescara’s League … Read more

UN Condemns Italy FA Over Racist Attack On Sulley Muntari

The United Nations’ top human rights official has hailed Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an ‘inspiration’ for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting. U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said FIFA needed to pay greater attention to the persistent … Read more

Bologna’s Godfred Donsah Willing To Strike To Show Solidarity With Muntari

Bologna and Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is “100%” willing to go on strike to show solidarity with Sulley Muntari. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was given a one-game ban after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd at Cagliari on Sunday. The Serie A disciplinary committee said not enough fans took part in the abuse to … Read more

Black Players Urged To Boycott Matches For Muntari

Britain’s anti-discrimination organization Kick It Out is calling for a strike by all black players in Italy in protest against Sulley Muntari’s one-match ban following Sunday’s racist incident in Cagliari. The Pescara midfielder is set to sit out Saturday’s clash with Napoli after picking up two yellow cards – one for dissent after complaining of … Read more

Donsah Willing To Strike To Show Solidarity To Racially-Abused Muntari

Bologna and Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is “100%” willing to go on strike to show solidarity with Sulley Muntari. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was given a one-game ban after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd at Cagliari on Sunday. The Serie A disciplinary committee said not enough fans took … Read more

Torino’s Ghanaian Midfielder Afriyie Acquah Shows Support For Sulley Muntari

Sulley Muntari following his decision to walk off the pitch after being racially abused Ghana international midfielder Afriyie Acquah has thrown his support behind Pescara’s Sulley Muntari following his decision to walk off the pitch after being racially abused. Muntari was subsequently handed a one match ban by the Serie A disciplinary committee after his … Read more

I Stand With Muntari – Ex Prez. Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has tweeted backing Sulley Muntari’s walk-off after he suffered racial abuse by fans on the pitch during Pescara’s Serie A match with Cagliari, Sunday. In solidarity with Muntari on his actions, Mr. Mahama in a tweet said” I stand with Muntari” Muntari, who plays for struggling Serie A side Pescara, said … Read more

Cagliari President Apologises To Sulley Muntari; Condemns Racial Fans

Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini apologised to Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari and condemned racist abuse from fans. The incident caused huge controversy, as not only was Muntari booked for complaining to the referee about the racist insults, his yellow card was not rescinded and Cagliari escaped punishment because it was “only around 10 people” making the … Read more

Fmr Prez. Mahama Stands With Muntari Over Racist Row

Ghana’s former president John Mahama has declared support for former Black Stars player, Sulley Muntari who walked out of a football match in Italy following racist chants against him. Muntari was yellow carded for his several complaints to the referee over the racist comments against him. For walking away from the match, the Italian Football … Read more

I Stand With Sulley Muntari – Mahama

Sulley Muntari was shown a yellow card in the 90th minute of a game Former president John Dramani Mahama has tweeted in solidarity with Ghanaian player Sulley Muntari for walking off the pitch during Cagliari – Pescara match due to racist taunts on Sunday. Muntari, who plays for struggling Serie A side Pescara, said he … Read more

Mahama Backs Sulley Muntari Over Racist Chants Incident

Muntari walked off the pitch in protest after being racially abused by Cagliari fans Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has backed Sulley Muntari’s action of walking off the pitch after he was racially-abused by fans in Pescara’s match against Cagliari on Sunday. The Ghanaian left Pescara with ten men and revealed he was abused … Read more

Garth Crooks Calls For Black Players In Italy To Strike

Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks says “every self-respecting black player” in the Italian league should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari’s one-match suspension is withdrawn. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was banned after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd during Sunday’s Serie A match at Cagliari, which earned him a yellow card for … Read more

Italian Football Powers Refuse To Punish Cagliari For Fans’ Racist Chants Against Muntari

Muntari walked off the pitch in protest after being racially abused by Cagliari fans Italian football authorities will not punish Cagliari for their fans’ racial chants targeted at Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari. The incident which has been roundly condemned will not get a hearing from the Lega Serie A’s disciplinary committee. Muntari, a former AC … Read more

Pescara Releases Statement Standing By Racially-Abused Sulley Muntari

Pescara released a statement standing by Sulley Muntari to ”send a strong signal against racism, whether it’s done by one or 100 people.” The Ghana international protested with the referee over racist chants heard from Cagliari fans at the Stadio Sant’Elia on Sunday, but rather than stop the game or call for a statement over … Read more

Kevin Boateng Lauds Sulley Muntari For Walking Off Pitch Over ‘racist Chants’

Las Palmas midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has praised Sulley Muntari for walking off the pitch, four years after he took a similar decision in Italy. Muntari, who plays for struggling Seria A side Pescara, walked off the pitch during a league match against Cagliari on Sunday having been booked after reporting racist abuse to the referee. … Read more