Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa tells Sky Sports about the abhorrent racist abuse he suffered while playing professional football in Lithuania as a teenager; Akinfenwa moved after being let go by WatfordIn his words, Adebayo Akinfenwa powerfully recalls the harrowing racist abuse he suffered while playing football in LithuaniaWhen Adebayo Akinfenwa was released by Watford in 2001, his footballing career stood at a crossroads. Ziga, ziga, ziga…There were no red flags until the first game. 'Ziga, ziga, ziga, shoot the ******* ******'. I was sitting there steaming and asked the captain what 'ziga, ziga' meant, and he nonchalantly said it was nothing, they just rhymed it with the n-word. There were steppingstones from them seeing a black person, to seeing a black person that scored goals and did well for their team.

Source: Sky sports October 31, 2020 09:00 UTC