Nigeria forward, Toluwalase Arokodare was subjected to racist attacks after missing a penalty in KRC Genk’s defeat to Club Brugge last weekend.
Toluwalase missed a penalty in their 3-0 loss against Club Brugge at home in Sunday, March 3.
Angry Genk supporters then took to Instagram to send him racist DMs, with many calling him a “monkey”, a “n*****”, and others wishing him physical harm and death.
“I hope you get rap*ed. and someone sl*t your throat,” one person wrote.
Toluwalase has received message of support from other fans and players amid the racist messages from trolls.
“Black and proud,” he wrote against a screenshot of a DM calling him a monkey.
Arokodare has eight goals in 10 starts for Genk this season.
He joined the Smurfs last summer.