Bistrc President Andrej Frank’s resounding statement: “Lawrence Kofi Mensah is a target of racism, even judges treat him differently”
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Lawrence Kofi Mensah is a 20-year-old footballer from Ghana, who signed for Tabor some time ago. However, before the end of the last summer transfer window, the club from Sežana sent him to gain experience in the 3rd SNL. The young man now plays for Bistrc, but it seems he is not going through the most pleasant period of his life. At least, this is evident from a notable post made on Facebook by Andrej Franko, the president of the newly promoted third-league club Bistrc.
Andrej Franko has opened “Pandora’s box” and unreservedly revealed that Lawrence Kofi Mensah is constantly a target of racism on the third-league pitches, facing insults from both fans and opposing players, and even referees allegedly treat him differently due to the color of his skin.
“I’ve been preparing this post for several weeks, but today’s match was the tipping point. Congratulations to the home team NK Vrhnika for their victory, achieved in a very evenly matched game and on an extremely difficult pitch. However, one thing disturbed me. A 20-year-old footballer, Lawrence Kofi Mensah, is playing for Football Club Bistrc this season. He’s an incredibly friendly guy who wants to succeed in life as a footballer and support his family back in distant Ghana in this way. You guessed it—he’s a player whose skin color is not the same as the majority of players in the 3rd SNL West. He’s not white, he’s dark-skinned. Someone might say he’s black. Is this racism? Not for me…” started his post on Facebook by Andrej Franko.
Andrej Franko: “A bunch of slogans and lip service…”
The head of the club from Ilirska Bistrica continued: “It is undoubtedly racism that at every match the boy is subjected to insults by fans, opposing players, and, most absurdly, even referees treat him differently than other white-skinned players. Just because of his presence on the pitch and his fighting spirit, he’s given yellow cards left and right, and instead of being protected from all the blows and insults, he’s punished even further. For years, campaigns by FIFA, UEFA, and also NZS have run; stop racism, equal rights for all… A bunch of slogans and lip service. The truth is far from it. I hope this post will help towards a fairer treatment of the player, although I strongly doubt it due to the rigidity of our refereeing organization. But I hope these words reach all football lovers, and that the boy will be welcomed and respected at all future away games, just like any other footballer.”
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet
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