Tottenham Hotspur’s Nigerian-born attacker, Bamidele Alli has issued a formal apology over a tasteless joke he cracked about the ravaging coronavirus disease in China, as well as for his poor tact of mocking an Asian who had been knocked down by the ailment, megasportsarena.com reports.
Alli solemnly apologised for posting a video on Snapchat in which he joked about the outbreak of coronavirus outbreak and quickly deleted the entry, then expressed his remorse via a fresh video on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
The 23-year-old Alli appeared to misuse more time on his hands to fool around, as Tottenham are currently on their English Premier League winter break, with their next fixture a trip to Aston Villa this Sunday, ahead of which the England international took to social media to post what has turned out to be a rude joke, and he admitted letting himself and Spurs down.
While issuing his contrite statement via Chinese social media platform Weibo (PA), Alli admitted it was not a funny thing he did, but concluded with a word of sympathy and prayer for China and all people that have been affected directly or indirectly by coronavirus.
Alli said: “Hi guys, it’s Dele; I just wanted to apologise on my behalf for the video I posted on Snapchat. It wasn’t funny and I realised that immediately and took it down. I let myself down and the club.
“I don’t want you to have that impression of me because it wasn’t funny and I realised that straight away and took it down. It isn’t something that should be joked about. I’m sending all my love and all my thoughts and prayers to everyone in China.”
