Former African Wanderers, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana star striker Siyabonga “Bhele” Nomvethe has opened up about the racist abuse he suffered in Europe.
Nomvethe played for Udinese, Salernitana and Empoli in Italy and for Djurgården in Sweden and Aalborg BK in Denmark, where he won league titles at the clubs.
“Especially when I was in Italy, there was that thing of racism. They call you a monkey when they like and some threw bananas. It happened to me in a game we played against Chievo. Former AmaZulu FC assistant coach Siyabonga Nomvethe during the media open day at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on August 25.“He asked them how they could call me by such a name because I am a human being like them. That player who was saying those things was playing for the national team of Italy and he was a top striker.
“Those are the things one would face in Europe and sometimes you will not even want to go to town to find people look at me funny. It happened but I see they are fighting it in football. Sports is for everyone and people must enjoy when watching it.”
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