Henan FC defender, Gu Cao has issued an apology to Ghana international Frank Acheampong following the racist incident in the match against Shenzhen FC.
The former Black Stars regular was sent off after reacting to a racial slur in the Chinese Super League Match Day 19 fixture between Shenzhen FC and Henan Songshan on Friday.
In an official statement from Shenzhen FC, it condemned the incident.
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that the offender, Gu Cao apologised to Frank Acheampong at the end of the game.
“In the Chinese Super League match between the Shenzhen team and the Henan team on the evening of July 28, Frank Acheampong, a foreign aid from the Shenzhen team, scored 50 points at the 32nd point of the game.
“From the second to the 33rd minute and 12th second, the Henan team player Cao Gu more than one instance of racially offensive language, including “Black man”, “F*cking black man” and so on,” the club statement from Shenzhen FC said.
It continued, “Facing continuous insults of extremely bad nature, Frank Acheampong lost control of his emotions and hit Gu Cao, and was sent off by the referee with a red card.
“Since then, the coaches and players of the Shenzhen team have stepped forward to the referee, reported the situation and questioned Gu Cao severely, and the game was interrupted for nearly 10 minutes.
“Frank Acheampong, who did not wait for an apology on the spot, found Gu again in the player exit channel after the game. Cao finally “sincerely apologized” to Frank Acheampong, admitting “I must be wrong.”
Ghana winger Frank Acheampong has since the incident received a lot of support and is ready to put what happened behind him to play for his club.