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Old Ghosts Return To Haunt Enzo

Jimmy Wambua January 16, 2025, 6:20 p.m. Entertainment
Old Ghosts Return To Haunt Enzo

Kick It Out (KIO) chief executive Samuel Okafor has written to Fifa inquiring whether any action has been taken, over a video posted on social media by Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez last year featuring an alleged "racist and transphobic" chant.
The footage, showed the midfielder and some other members of the Argentina squad singing a derogatory song, about France's black players after winning the Copa America in July.

KIO, which is an anti-discrimination group says that lack of action taken by Fifa points to a deeply concerning lack of transparency and accountability.

In a letter sent to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, KIO's Okafor wrote: "Despite making inquiries to the FA and Fifa, we and many others have not been told if there has been any investigation or outcome into his or any other players' conduct.

"Establishing the facts and reaching an outcome should not be an extraordinary or difficult task for organisations who want to take discrimination seriously."
Okafor's letter has also cited Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur's case, who was given a seven-match domestic ban by FA owing to racial slur about his Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min.

"You'll be aware that Bentancur has recently been held accountable by the FA for making discriminatory remarks. Many fans have asked us why the Argentina team has not been held to account in the same manner, and fear what that means," wrote Okafor.
The same letter has also been sent to South American confederation Conmebol.

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