Aleksander Ceferin, the Uefa president, has said the throwing of a banana skin at Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “a disaster” for football.

The banana peel was hurled at Aubameyang by a Tottenham Hotspur fan after the striker scored a 10th-minute penalty in Sunday’s feisty north London derby.

Spurs have banned the fan indefinitely from attending further games, and the Metropolitan Police has also charged the supporter for throwing a missile onto the pitch.

Ceferin said that more must be done to combat racism in football, saying the sport’s governing bodies should educate as well as punish.

“Racism is of course a big problem in football but it’s also a big problem in society, too, and not just racism but sexism too,” Ceferin said.

“We have to do more. We are doing quite a lot already and we sanction clubs and associations, and we do that, but we need to educate as well. But when you see an event like that, it’s a disaster if you ask me.”

Gareth Southgate, the England manager, said the incident “definitely looks” like it was racially motivated.