Striker Oteh 'in Tears After Racist Abuse' - Tns

The New Saints person alleged striker Aramide Oteh was racially abused by a location instrumentality pursuing their Champions League qualifying information conclusion successful North Macedonia.

Saints caput coach Craig Harrison said nan incident near erstwhile EFL subordinate Oteh, 26, successful tears.

Shkendija scored a victor precocious successful other clip arsenic TNS were beaten 2-1 successful beforehand of a crowd of 3,000 astatine nan Tose Proeski Arena successful Skopje.

"The New Saints FC powerfully and unequivocally condemn nan racist maltreatment directed astatine Aramide Oteh by a personnel of nan location crowd pursuing nan conclusion of tonight's Uefa Champions League first qualifying information lucifer against KF Shkendija," a connection from nan Welsh champions said.

"There is perfectly nary spot for racism - either successful shot aliases successful society. Everyone astatine nan nine is offering their afloat support to Aramide and guidelines firmly by him.

"The New Saints are proud to support UEFA's #NoToRacism run and stay committed to promoting equality, respect and inclusion some connected and disconnected nan pitch."

Englishman Oteh, who came connected arsenic a substitute successful other time, joined TNS successful 2024 having played for Queens Park Rangers, Bradford City, Stevenage, Salford City, Crawley Town and Walsall.

The London-born subordinate was visibly upset pursuing nan Shkendija defeat.

"He is successful tears - that doesn't hap for nary reason," said Harrison.

"It's intelligibly what's been said and done. Obviously that's unacceptable. We will beryllium reporting that.

"For a instrumentality to speak to anybody for illustration that is an absolute ugliness and let's dream nan culprit gets a adjacent reward and is dealt with."

There has been nary remark arsenic yet from Shkendija, though nan nine indicated they would consult information unit and group who whitethorn person witnessed nan alleged incident.

BBC Sport has asked Uefa for comment.

Shkendija won nan necktie 2-1 connected aggregate pursuing a goalless tie successful nan first limb astatine TNS' Park Hall location past week.

Defeat intends Harrison's squad driblet into nan Conference League, wherever they will look Differdange of Luxembourg.