#SayNoToRacisim trends in Africa after Pogba abuse

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The hashtags #IStandWithPogba and #SayNoToRacisim are trending in several African countries following online racist abuse aimed at Premier League footballer Paul Pogba.

The Manchester United player was trolled after missing a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Wolves on Monday night.

Fellow Manchester United player Harry Maguire has called on social media companies to stop such "pathetic trolls".

And African football followers have been lending their support to the Frenchmen, whose parents come from Guinea.

A Kenyan tweeter pointed out Pogba's admirable attributes, like raising money for charity, and said he didn't choose his birth place or to be black:


Another Kenyan tweeted some comments that Pogba had made in June about how he had dealt with racism in the past, including: "Don't think about people who hate, because they just want to pull you back."


A Ghanaian tweeter quoted a famous Martin Luther King line: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."


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