Celtic to appeal Aleksandar Tonev’s seven match ban

Celtic have confirmed they plan to appeal the ban handed to winger Aleksandar Tonev after he was found guilty of racially abusing Aberdeen defender Shay Logan.

The Bulgarian winger was hit with a seven game ban, however, Celtic have issued the below statement.

A Celtic spokesperson said: “Racism has no place in football and as a Club for all people, Celtic absolutely abhors racism of any kind.

“This was a very unfortunate case, but the Club has accepted Aleksandar’s explanation that he did not say the words that were alleged to have been said and that he is not a racist.

“We are, therefore, very disappointed by the outcome today and can confirm that Aleksandar will be appealing this decision.”