UAE wins AFC apology for remarks
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October 16, 2012, Tuesday
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THE Asian Football Confederation apologized for racist remarks it made about the United Arab Emirates team, referring to it as "sand monkeys", a statement on the AFC website said.
The "AFC apologizes for an editorial mistake in which the UAE National Team was inadvertently referred to by an inaccurate nickname on the AFC's official website".
It said the comment was due to an "error, which was mainly because of referral to a popular web-based encyclopaedia" and that it "was corrected immediately after it was noticed".
The AFC said it was sorry for "any hurt this might have caused to the UAE Football Association and UAE football fans".
The apology came just a day after the UAE football federation accused the AFC of racism. The UAE team is usually referred to as "Al-Abyad", or the whites, for its jersey color.
The "AFC apologizes for an editorial mistake in which the UAE National Team was inadvertently referred to by an inaccurate nickname on the AFC's official website".
It said the comment was due to an "error, which was mainly because of referral to a popular web-based encyclopaedia" and that it "was corrected immediately after it was noticed".
The AFC said it was sorry for "any hurt this might have caused to the UAE Football Association and UAE football fans".
The apology came just a day after the UAE football federation accused the AFC of racism. The UAE team is usually referred to as "Al-Abyad", or the whites, for its jersey color.
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