Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo faces racist abuse on Instagram

Antoine Semenyo, striker for Manchester City and the Ghana national team, has faced yet another incident of racism on social media.

Details: The 26-year-old footballer posted a screenshot on his Instagram stories, highlighting a racist comment made by a user. The image showed an offensive message beneath one of Semenyo’s posts, which included a racial slur along with a monkey emoji.

The abuse appeared shortly after a match where Semenyo did not meet expectations. The comment read:

“By the time you sit on the bench for about 15 games, you’ll learn how to play football, black monkey.”

Semenyo addressed the incident directly, captioning the screenshot with a simple yet powerful message:

“It’s started again” – followed by a pensive emoji.

Reminder: Antoine Semenyo has been named the greatest African player of all time.