After the match, the Nigerian winger revealed on Instagram, as per, Sky Sports, how he was racially abused on social media, describing it as “disgusting and painful to receive messages like this .
A number of African footballers have suffered racial abuse during their career, including former Barcelona and Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o.
Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also subjected to abuse in 2018 after scoring against Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League game.
A banana skin was thrown towards the Gabon international’s direction at the Emirates Stadium, while celebrating his goal.
The FA, Uefa and other football governing bodies have tried to stamp out the ignoble act through various measures but with little success.
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MARK Warburton wants to see his team showcase their capabilities when they host high-flying Swansea City at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on Boxing Day.
The R’s face a difficult test against the Swans, who sit third in the table and boast the meanest defence in the division, conceding just 12 goals in 20 Championship outings.
But the QPR chief is keen for his men to put on the sort of performance which was in evidence against Bournemouth and Watford earlier in the campaign.
“When we played against Bournemouth and Watford we showed what we can do,” Warburton said.
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SUPPORTERS all over the world will be able to watch QPR’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Swansea City live on QPR+!
Rangers welcome the Swans to W12 on Boxing Day (3pm kick-off GMT) and the live stream is available worldwide.
2020/21 season ticket holders will be able to watch the match as normal.
All non-season ticket holders – and fans who requested a refund or cancelled their 2020/21 season tickets – will need to purchase a match pass in order to watch the game.
Match passes are priced at £10 for UK and Ireland-based fans and £7 for overseas fans, with all pricing set by the EFL.
Positive tests at the Portman Road outfit – including for manager Paul Lambert – led to the postponement on Monday of their League One match at home to Northampton on Boxing Day and the trip to AFC Wimbledon on December 29.
The club have subsequently released a statement which said general manager of football operations Lee O’Neill was the latest to test positive for the virus, joining Lambert and five players.
Ipswich said physio Byard was anticipating there would be more positive tests in the squad this week, and that it was the new variant strain that had hit the club.
And Byard said: “Personally, with so many clubs affected by this presently and this new strain development, football may benefit from a ‘circuit breaker’ before a return to playing securely.”
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New detailed trial data shows jab is safe and effective in two doses (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)
The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca is safe and has the best immune response when a full two-dose regimen is used, new trial data shows.
The UK has secured 100 million doses of the jab, which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is currently considering whether or not to approve.
Detailed new data from phase one and two clinical trials shows the vaccine stimulates a broad range of antibody and T-cell responses, and the paper states that it “strongly supports” the team’s move to a two-dose regimen in ongoing phase three trials.