Muntari says ‘treated like criminal’ after racial abuse
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| Sulley Muntari says he was “treated like a criminal” after he complained he was being racially abused in a Serie A match and given a one-game ban. |
The 32-year-old Ghanaian is now free to play in Sunday’s home game against Crotone after the ban was rescinded on appeal.
He was sanctioned for walking off just before the end of last Sunday’s game at Cagliari in protest at the abuse, having been booked by the referee for complaining about it.
His decision to walk off earned him a second yellow card and consequent
one-game ban from the Italian football federation — a punishment that
was met with astonishment by many.
Muntari, previously with AC Milan and Inter Milan, said after the ban
was overturned on Friday: “I feel that someone has finally listened and
heard me. “The last few days have been very hard for me. I have felt angry and isolated,” he said in a statement issued by the international professional players’ association FIFPro.
“I was being treated like a criminal. How could I be punished when I was the victim of racism?”
There were no sanctions for Cagliari, however, the league ruling that the racist chanting came from “about 10 people, or less than one percent of the sector” of the stadium.
Muntari added: “I hope my case can help so that other footballers do not suffer like me. I hope it can be a turning point in Italy and show the world what it means to stand up for your rights.
“This is an important victory to send a message that there’s no place for racism in football, or society in general.”
n not just their
states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies a
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Governors elected on
the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have
commenced moves to take over the leadership of the ruling party on the
claim that they cannot depend on President Muhammadu Buhari for
re-election or to position loyal successors in the 2019 round of
elections.
The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered, are focusing on not just
their states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies and programmes are rehearsed.
The move of the governors follows concerns among them that Buhari on
whose coattails majority of them rode to office may be too infirm or may
have lost his popularity to help them in 2019.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Governors elected on
the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have
commenced moves to take over the leadership of the ruling party on the
claim that they cannot depend on President Muhammadu Buhari for
re-election or to position loyal successors in the 2019 round of
elections.
The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered, are focusing on not just
their states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies and programmes are rehearsed.
The move of the governors follows concerns among them that Buhari on
whose coattails majority of them rode to office may be too infirm or may
have lost his popularity to help them in 2019.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Governors elected on
the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have
commenced moves to take over the leadership of the ruling party on the
claim that they cannot depend on President Muhammadu Buhari for
re-election or to position loyal successors in the 2019 round of
elections.
The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered, are focusing on not just
their states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies and programmes are rehearsed.
The move of the governors follows concerns among them that Buhari on
whose coattails majority of them rode to office may be too infirm or may
have lost his popularity to help them in 2019.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Govs move to take over party structure
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…Fear Buhari might be
too frail for their re-election campaigns
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, have commenced moves to take over the leadership of the
ruling party on the claim that they cannot depend on President Muhammadu
Buhari for re-election or to position loyal successors in the 2019
round of elections.
The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered, are focusing on not just
their states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies and programmes are rehearsed.
The move of the governors follows concerns among them that Buhari on
whose coattails majority of them rode to office may be too infirm or may
have lost his popularity to help them in 2019.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
…Fear Buhari might be
too frail for their re-election campaigns
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, have commenced moves to take over the leadership of the
ruling party on the claim that they cannot depend on President Muhammadu
Buhari for re-election or to position loyal successors in the 2019
round of elections.
The governors, Saturday Vanguard gathered, are focusing on not just
their states, but also the zonal and national leadership of the party.
It was in furtherance of the move that the governors have now commenced a
monthly meeting of themselves and the National Working Committee, NWC
during which party policies and programmes are rehearsed.
The move of the governors follows concerns among them that Buhari on
whose coattails majority of them rode to office may be too infirm or may
have lost his popularity to help them in 2019.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2019-apc-govs-move-take-party-structure/
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