Former Cameroon goalkeeper Carlos Kameni - 'They insult Vinicius because of his attitude more than anything'

Former Cameroon, Malaga and Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni has explained that if he were Vinicius Junior, he would not deal with racism in the same manner.

The Brazilian forward has suffered horrendous racial abuse over the past two years, something which Kameni should know all about having experienced numerous incidents of racial abuse in his 23-year career. The 39-year-old is currently playing third-tier football for Antequera in Andalusia, and explained that he returned to Spain because he feels loved there.

Asked by Relevo about his experiences on the pitch, and racial incidents, Kameni said it inspired him to more.

“If they do it to me on a pitch it’s ugly, but if their team is winning, they won’t waste time doing it. If not, they release their frustration in an inappropriate way. At that moment I think I’m screwing up their game: the more they shout and the more I grow. If they do it on the street, I take it worse. But I think it is dirtying the image of a league, of a country, from a minority of individuals.”

He was glad that action was finally being taken against the culprits though, with La Liga and the police taking a more active role in the past 12 months.

“I said a long time ago that it had to be stopped and I am happy that decisions are now being made. The situation has not improved because we continue to experience this almost every weekend, but in the way of attacking the problem, the sanctions are there. Before they said they were going to investigate, but the actions never came.”

Kameni was clear that he had relatively low expectations of the authorities during his time in La Liga. He also mentioned that his children’s generation are no better educated on racism than his were in Spain.

“Honestly, I have