Brian Tevreden, general manager of the Suriname national team, has announced via his Instagram account that the Suriname players were subjected to racist abuse from the stands during the Nations League match against Guatemala. Richonell Margaret was shown a red card when he reacted to what was happening, which has sparked outrage amongst the Natio squad. This is not the first time Suriname has sounded the alarm. According to the Surinamese squad, there were also instances of racism during previous encounters with El Salvador. The situation was no different in Guatemala. ‘Throughout the entire match, our players were subjected to monkey chants from the stands. Nothing was done. The match was not stopped and CONCACAF’s (the football association, ed.) own anti-discrimination protocol, which is designed precisely for this kind of situation, was not applied,’ Tevreden begins. The red card for Margaret therefore feels like an injustice. ‘When one of our players reacted to the abuse, that player was shown a red card. The victim was punished. The perpetrators were not. This is the world turned on its head. This is not an isolated incident. First El Salvador, now Guatemala. How many more times must our players endure this before CONCACAF and/or FIFA intervene? Our players represent Suriname with pride and dignity. They have the right to play football without being dehumanised, and the SVB (Surinamese Football Association, ed.) stands fully behind them.’ In the 96th minute, Surinale lost 1–0, meaning they missed out on a place in the Nations League quarter-finals in the dying seconds.   submitted by   /u/Roller95 [link]   [comments]