“It is further unfortunate that this situation comes in the wake of the global campaign of Black Lives Matter' BraMahlatse
Eymael was fired with immediate effect on Monday by Tanzania Premier League side Yanga Africans for calling the club's fans ‘illiterate and monkeys’. Safa said on Tuesday afternoon they are in solidarity with the Tanzania FA and Yanga Africans."This conduct militates against Nelson Mandela’s understanding of the role of sport in our society that it has the power to change the world‚ power to inspire and unite people in a way that little else does‚” said Safa in a statement.
Bring this matter to the attention of world football governing body FIFA as well as the Confederation of African Football Write a letter of solidarity and support to the Tanzania FA and to assure them of our full cooperation on any remedial steps they may consider. “It is further unfortunate that this situation comes in the wake of the global campaign of Black Lives Matter. Africa has the bitter experience of its people being captured and taken as slaves on other continents.
"South African football too has moved from the history of a divided past of having various national football bodies formed on racial lines under apartheid to a single non-racial united Association‚” concluded the Safa statement.
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