Ross County investigate racial abuse of goalkeeper

Ross County FC is investigating nan group maltreatment of goalkeeper Jordan Amissah pursuing nan club's 2-1 triumph distant to Aberdeen.

The 23-year-old German, who is of Ghanaian descent, shared a image connected IG of monkey emojis and group slurs he received from an anonymous account.

Amissah accompanied it pinch nan caption: "Still immoderate group retired location pinch nary encephalon and excessively overmuch clip connected their hands."

The nine said it was "aware of group abuse" received by Amissah aft Thursday's lucifer and was backing nan player.

Ross County said successful a statement: "The nine guidelines afloat successful support of Jordan and will beryllium contacting nan applicable authorities to assistance pinch our investigation."

The nine added that it did not cognize nan root of nan IG messages and that location was thing to propose nan comments were made by an Aberdeen supporter.

Former Sheffield United keeper Amissah joined County last period connected a short-term contract aft regular number 1 Ross Laidlaw was sidelined by injury.

He has started nan Staggies' past 3 games, a tally successful which they took 7 points from a imaginable 9 to stay retired of nan bottommost 2 of nan Premiership.