Aldo Kalulu (left) plays for FC Basel, Switzerland. – SPP-JP / Shutterstock / Sipa
The insult came from the stands, never completely empty even in closed session. It was picked up by the microphones of the Swiss television channel SRF1: “Kalulu is a banana picker”. The Frenchman Aldo Kalulu was targeted by this racist insult on Monday, during a championship match played by his FC Basel team against Vaduz.
The 25-year-old striker’s club, trained in Lyon then passed through Rennes and Sochaux, reacted to condemn this act, the perpetrator of which remains to be identified. The Swiss Football League has done the same, and ensures that it “will do everything possible to ensure that the person in question is punished as it should”.
ℹ️ The SFL learned of the case of racist remarks during the match between FC Basel and FC Vaduz. She condemns this behavior in the strongest terms and will do everything possible to ensure that the person in question is properly punished.
– Swiss Football League (@News_SFL) April 5, 2021
In the aftermath of the Diakhaby affair
On his Twitter account, Kalulu, of Congolese origin, spoke of “a rough afternoon” and thanked those who supported him. “Let’s move on, no time to waste with fools,” he continued. I just hope that steps are taken to prevent this kind of behavior. “
Sunday in Spain, the Valencia team had briefly left the lawn to protest against the racist remarks allegedly made by a player from Cadiz against defender Mouctar Diakhaby, another Frenchman trained at OL.