Amid the World Cup, the new pan-Africanism is conditional
- Before the June 18 South Africa-Czechia match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Africa’s captain Ronwen Williams responded directly to online attacks against the players and the team.
- The criticism, primarily from other Africans, was directed towards South Africa’s anti-immigrant and xenophobic approach to residents from other African countries.
- He said he hoped football could unite players and that they should “enjoy and have a wonderful time, and we leave politics to the politicians”.
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- Before the June 18 South Africa-Czechia match at the ongoing FIFA World Cup, South Africa’s captain Ronwen Williams responded directly to online attacks against the players and the team.
- The criticism, primarily from other Africans, was directed towards South Africa’s anti-immigrant and xenophobic approach to residents from other African countries.
- He said he hoped football could unite players and that they should “enjoy and have a wonderful time, and we leave politics to the politicians”.
Sources: Al Jazeera