Previous Nigerian goalkeeper, Idah Peterside, has guaranteed that South Africans will go after Nigerians assuming the Super Falcons rout the Bafana or not at the continuous 2023 Africa Cup of Countries in Ivory Coast.
Perterside expressed this while responding to the warning that was as of late given by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria for its residents dwelling in South Africa.
Keep in mind that the Monday advisory mentioned “potentially inflammatory” online comments made against Nigerians living in South Africa prior to the AFCON semi-final by a segment of South Africans.
The High Commission, which is situated in Pretoria, South Africa, additionally cautioned Nigerians to be ready and be of acceptable conduct previously, during and after the match.
In any case, talking on the improvement on Stations TV in front of Wednesday’s AFCON semi-last tie between the Super Hawks and the Bafana, Perterside demanded that there is a contention of matchless quality between the two countries, it is political to add that it.
As per him, it is xenophobia, not simply football.
The advertisement was sent to me. We have been harassed before, and this is not the first time. Yet, there is as yet this unwritten competition between these countries” Perterside said.
“This competition is about matchless quality. It isn’t simply in football, it is political. On a lighter note, their ladies like us more than their men and there is this competition, it is past football. It has happened so often and again we can’t underestimate this.”
He added, “Assuming we win, they will go after us. They will attack us if they win. It isn’t football, it is xenophobia.”
