Uefa Champions League: Balogun Backs Ba, Webo, Baseksehir, PSG Over Alleged Racism Comment
By Sampson Adedeji
Nigeria's Super Eagles and Rangers defender, Leon Balogun has praised PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir players for walking off the pitch after a racism row in the Champions League, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
Both sets of players refused to play after Basaksehir assistant boss Pierre Webo was allegedly racially abused during the clash at the Parc des Princes.
It resulted in the game being suspended and the players refused to return to the pitch until the fourth official who is accused of being racist towards Webo was removed from the game.
Rangers defender Balogun has taken to social media to heap praise on both sets of players for their reaction to the incident.
He tweeted a raised fist in five different skin tones as well as the words: "Well done PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir."
It's not the first time the centre back has stood up for inequality since moving to Ibrox, after tweeting in support of the End SARS movement in Nigeria.
That called for the end to police brutality the SARS unit blamed for most of the incidents
Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print.
A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.
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