The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed that it will investigate alleged racist chants directed at Adam Idah during the Republic of Ireland’s tense UEFA Nations League clash with Israel on Sunday.

UEFA, however, will not investigate the incident because its protocols for dealing with racist abuse were not followed during the match.

According to the Irish Times, Ireland midfielder Jayson Molumby claimed he heard racist chants aimed at Swansea City striker Idah, who scored in his side’s 3-0 victory.

Molumby reportedly alerted officials to the chants, but because he did not explicitly state that a racist incident had occurred and the match officials did not hear anything themselves, UEFA will not open an investigation.

The FAI, meanwhile, has said it will examine video footage from the match and submit any evidence it finds to UEFA.

“We’re going to review the video evidence from the game and try and determine if there is any evidence of racism,” an FAI spokesperson said.

“If we believe that to be the case, we will send [the evidence] to UEFA demanding an investigation into the incident.”

Idah himself is reportedly unaware of any abuse directed towards him.

The Ireland-Israel fixture has attracted significant attention throughout the week, with Idah and his teammates holding a meeting on Friday to discuss whether they would proceed with the match amid widespread protests against Israel involving Irish fans and politicians.

The FAI voted in favour of playing both Nations League fixtures against Israel, although the matches were subsequently moved to neutral venues.

Sunday’s encounter took place in the Hungarian city of Debrecen, where around 300 Israel supporters were allowed to attend, while tickets were not made available to Irish fans as an away allocation.

The return fixture is scheduled to take place in Backa Topola, Serbia, this weekend, with continued pressure on the Irish team to boycott the match.

Further discussions are reportedly expected over whether the squad will participate in the upcoming fixture.

Asked whether his team would play the match, Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said he had no new information.

“It was a tough enough decision to play this game,” he said.

“You know the story, everything seems to leak from private player meetings. You probably know more than me.”

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed that it will investigate alleged racist chants directed at Adam Idah during the Republic of Ireland’s tense UEFA Nations League clash with Israel on Sunday.

UEFA, however, will not investigate the incident because its protocols for dealing with racist abuse were not followed during the match.

According to the Irish Times, Ireland midfielder Jayson Molumby claimed he heard racist chants aimed at Swansea City striker Idah, who scored in his side’s 3-0 victory.

Molumby reportedly alerted officials to the chants, but because he did not explicitly state that a racist incident had occurred and the match officials did not hear anything themselves, UEFA will not open an investigation.

The FAI, meanwhile, has said it will examine video footage from the match and submit any evidence it finds to UEFA.

“We’re going to review the video evidence from the game and try and determine if there is any evidence of racism,” an FAI spokesperson said.

“If we believe that to be the case, we will send [the evidence] to UEFA demanding an investigation into the incident.”

Idah himself is reportedly unaware of any abuse directed towards him.

The Ireland-Israel fixture has attracted significant attention throughout the week, with Idah and his teammates holding a meeting on Friday to discuss whether they would proceed with the match amid widespread protests against Israel involving Irish fans and politicians.

The FAI voted in favour of playing both Nations League fixtures against Israel, although the matches were subsequently moved to neutral venues.

Sunday’s encounter took place in the Hungarian city of Debrecen, where around 300 Israel supporters were allowed to attend, while tickets were not made available to Irish fans as an away allocation.

The return fixture is scheduled to take place in Backa Topola, Serbia, this weekend, with continued pressure on the Irish team to boycott the match.

Further discussions are reportedly expected over whether the squad will participate in the upcoming fixture.

Asked whether his team would play the match, Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said he had no new information.

“It was a tough enough decision to play this game,” he said.

“You know the story, everything seems to leak from private player meetings. You probably know more than me.”