THE Croatian Football Federation confirmed yesterday that it will investigate claims that Manchester City’s Seko Fofana was racially abused during an elite development squad (EDS) match against HNK Rijeka on Tuesday.

City’s EDS coach Patrick Vieira took his players off the pitch as Fofana alleged that he had been targeted by Rijeka players after being sent off in the friendly and it is not yet clear what action the Premier League champions will take next.

The Croatian federation revealed it is investigating the matter, despite Ranko Buketa, who was in charge of the Rijeka team on Tuesday, wholly denying the claims made by the City teenager.

“The Croatian Football Federation is in a process of gathering information regarding the alleged incident.

“CFF follows a strong ‘no racism’ policy so we take all accusations of racism very seriously.”