Celtic winger Aleksandar Tonev was told on Thursday that he will have to wait to learn if his appeal against his race row ban will be successful.

Tonev was handed a seven-match suspension by the Scottish Football Association after the Bulgarian was found guilty of using "offensive, insulting and abusive language of a racist nature" towards Aberdeen defender Shay Logan when the two teams played in September.

The 24-year-old, on-loan with the Scottish champions from Aston Villa, has always maintained his innocence but has now been told his appeal may not be settled for another two weeks,

Tonev arrived at Hampden Park in Glasgow for his hearing on Thursday, but was whisked away from the national stadium's underground tunnel three hours later after the SFA panel adjourned the meeting.

In a statement, the governing body said: "An appellate tribunal convened tonight to consider an appeal in relation to the decision of the judicial panel disciplinary tribunal taken on Thursday, 30th October 2014, relative to Aleksandar Tonev (Celtic FC).

"The tribunal, having heard submissions, will adjourn for consideration before reaching their determination within the next two weeks."