Senegalese footballer, Krepin Diatta who is currently representing his country at the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, has spoken about the insults he has been receiving online because of his physical appearance.
The 20-year-old midfielder who plays for Club Brugge KV, became a notable figure after scoring a screamer, his first goal for Senegal against Tanzania during their opening match last Sunday.
While many web users were praising Diatta for his goal, some decided to mock his physical appearance.
One troll even went as far as sharing a photo of Krepin with his beautiful white girlfriend and called them “beauty with a beast”. Reacting to the insults he has been receiving on social media, the 20-year-old wrote in a statement.
I am very sad to see my african brothers making fun of me. I work for our beautiful and dear africa continent and what I receive in return are only insults, mockery from my brothers
This is too bad of you and racism comes from there, I need your encouragement, not insults, Thank you to everyone who supports me.
It is only God who gives me strength and I am proud of my physical appearance your mockery won’t change anything in my life.
But one thing for sure, we are all AFRICANS.
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Well I don't see anything wrong with his physical appearance besides beauty is within u not outside u. We humans can't say someone is beautiful than someone just as we cannot say a circle or a square which one is more beautiful. U can choose a circle somebody will also choose a square and so on.......
Boy, please, be your natural self and forget about what others think about you. You're uniquely and wonderfully made in the eyes of God. May God bless you.
Man leave them and play your football and make money, they wish you shd have been in their family.
My brother, you are beautiful in the eyes of GOD. DONT let those negative stuff distract. you are making more money than your distractors. Keep your heads up
Chai this is Blue-black and shinning .....
"I am very sad to see my African brothers making fun of me. I work for our beautiful and dear Africa continent and what I receive in return are only insults, mockery from my brothers". In as much as I do not agree with people mocking your physical appearance, I disagree with you on the above comments because you don't work for Africa continent but for your country Senegal. In this tournament are you playing for Africa continent or for Senegal. Its about time we stop this emotional we are African thing and face the problems confronting our individual countries and make it a better place. Ghana's first president attempted this same we are African thing hoping to achieve united states of Africa but failed woefully. If Nkrumah had focus on addressing the problems confronting Ghana at the time, we would have been far better off today as a country.
This guy must sue his father.He is fearfully and wonderfully made. Afterwards he should go and read about the Emmanuel Eboue story of how a p00-r u-g-1y . Yeah" i said so u-g-1y African boy, hit it big by playing football in UK and was on some serious $h==1+ money decides to p-un-ch above his weight by marrying oh yes! a white la-ss. We all know the end. He should also check the Asante Kotoko player's ordeal at the hands of his partner in Norway. Joe m0n-k£y Krepin eeei! cut your b100dy coat according to your size wai! Don't be Bra Emma Eboue.
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