Assou-Ekotto And Sagbo Charged By EFA

The Queens Park Rangers, left back, Benoit Assou-Ekotto(30), who is on loan from the English Premier League Tottenham, and the Hull City striker, Yannick Sagbo (25), has been charged by the English Football Association, for their comment on the social media about the gesture, Nicolas Anelka made during a league match.



Benoit Assou-Ekotto


After they were charged and asked to respond to the charge, before the 8th of April, then they asked to be given more time and the FA agreed, but the new date was not made known to the public.

Nicolas Anelka made the controvertial arm gesture, after scoring a goal in an EPL match in December for West Brom. The arm gesture is looked upon by many people as anti-semitic.

It was popularised by a French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who claimed that the gesture was anti-establishment. The comedian is also a friend of Anelka.

Anelka was sacked by his club West Brom last month, after he was given five match ban, because of the gesture.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto who is also Cameroon international, tweeted in regard to Anelka's gesture, ''I congratulate you on the beautiful quenelle.''

The other charged player Yannick Sagbo, an Ivory Coast international, posted the picture of Anelka's celebration, accompanied with a message of support of him and the comedian Dieudonne.
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