Ireland under-21 clash abandoned after alleged racist abuse aimed at Irish sub

Ireland’s under-21s friendly international against Kuwait’s under-22 outfit was abandoned after an alleged racist remark was made towards an Irish substitute.

Jim Crawford’s men were leading 3-0 at the time with goals from Conor Carty, Ollie O’Neill and Aidomo Emakhu.

But as the game entered its closing stages, the clash was abandoned with the FAI confirming as such - with a Kuwaiti player alleged to have made a racist remark to an Irish sub.

“The FAI regrets to announce that today’s under-21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes,” a statement read.

“The FAI does not tolerate any racism towards any of our players or staff and will be reporting this serious matter to Fifa and Uefa.”

The FAI regrets to announce that today’s U21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes.

— Ireland Football (@IrelandFootball) June 19, 2023