SNS GroupDundee have “utterly condemned” racist abuse sent to Scottish Cup goal scorer Jonathan Afolabi on social media.
The on-loan Celtic forward shared a string of racist messages he received on his Instagram account on Saturday night.
The abuse came just hours after the 20-year-old Irishman scored a stoppage-time equaliser during the 3-2 extra-time win over Bonnyrigg Rose.
A Dundee statement read: “Following last night’s Scottish Cup victory over Bonnyrigg Rose we were made aware of vile racist messages that had been directed to one of our players.
“Dundee Football Club utterly condemns racism in any form.
“Racism has no place in society. We have reported these unacceptable messages and will look into what further steps can be taken.
“Sadly, this isn’t the first incident in the last seven days which has seen one of our players being subjected to abuse.
“After last weekend’s match with Heart of Midlothian, another player received disgusting messages which have also been reported.
“As a club we have zero tolerance for these abusive messages and give our players our full support.”
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