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Amankwaah sorry for jibe

13 Oct 2009 - 07:58:30

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Swindon Town defender Kevin Amankwaah has apologised to Neil Harris following his 'inappropriate' comments to the Millwall striker during Saturday's 1-1 draw.

Amankwaah initially denied having taunted the striker over his battle against testicular cancer back in 2001, but has now accepted that he spoke out of turn.

"Kevin Amankwaah acknowledges that he may have reacted inappropriately to a verbal exchange between the two players and made what could be construed as an insensitive comment relating to the illness that Harris successfully fought," read a statement on the club's official website.

"Kevin stated that his comments, which were very out of character, were made in what was a highly-competitive match, where passions were running high."

Amankwaah himself added: "While I feel I was the subject of some abusive comments, I regret any offence my comment may have caused and extend an apology to Neil, a player and a man for whom I have a high regard."