Coventry condemn racist abuse of Dabo after Championship playoff final loss

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Coventry City have condemned the 'abhorrent' racist messages directed at Fankaty Dabo in the wake of their Championship playoff final loss to Luton Town after the right back missed the decisive penalty in the shootout at Wembley Stadium.Dabo stepped up to take his side's sixth penalty of the shootout foll

Coventry City have condemned the"abhorrent" racist messages directed at Fankaty Dabo in the wake of their Championship playoff final loss to Luton Town after the right back missed the decisive penalty in the shootout at Wembley Stadium.

"The messages sent to Fankaty were disgusting and there is no place for any person who sent such vile abuse at any of our games, and social media is not a hiding place to make these comments," Coventry's owner Doug King said on Tuesday.

 

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