{"id":87676,"date":"2023-07-29T22:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T22:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/29\/ghanaian-player-punches-opponent-after-racist-insult-video\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T22:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T22:30:16","slug":"ghanaian-player-punches-opponent-after-racist-insult-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/29\/ghanaian-player-punches-opponent-after-racist-insult-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian player punches opponent after racist insult (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04DC393F-4F6A-498A-A005-5648395E08D1-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"04DC393F-4F6A-498A-A005-5648395E08D1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Acheampong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian attacker, Frank Acheampong, was sent off for punching an opponent for alleged racist insults\u00a0during a league match in the Chinese Super League.<\/p>\n<p>In a league game on Friday, Acheampong was unable to control his emotions after a player abused him in the Chinese language.<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate incident occurred in the 34th minute of Acheampong\u2019s club Shenzhen FC\u2019s 3-1 defeat to Henan.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have suffered racist insults and I could not hold back,\u201d Acheampong expressed, as quoted by Ghanasoccernet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been in China for the past five years, and I love this country because China and the Chinese people are great. However, it is unacceptable for any human to be subjected to racist insults, let alone in the game of football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am normally a calm and level-headed person, but no one should accept any racist slurs or insults.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>He moved to China in 2018, initially joining Tianjin Jinmen Tiger from Anderlecht before sealing a transfer to Shenzhen FC in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Acheampong was part of Black Stars squad that featured at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"e0JzF57EMWA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tax Waivers: Chairman of Finance Committee comes under fire over some approvals (28-7-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0JzF57EMWA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Acheampong Ghanaian attacker, Frank Acheampong, was sent off for punching an opponent for alleged racist insults\u00a0during a league match in the Chinese Super League. In a league game on Friday, Acheampong was unable to control his emotions after a player abused him in the Chinese language. 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