The representation and inclusion of Africans in Europe's teams is in drastic increase across the continent, with no exception of Asia and other continents.
The now increasing acceptability of African players is their national teams is historic but the sharp adoption was mostly triggered in 2018 at the Russia FIFA world cup, when France won the title with a squad mostly from Africa.
About 70 percent of the french national team then and now are of African descent, with no exceptions of England, and Germany respectively.
With the influx of African players in Europe, the best are selected to represent the host nations, these practices is helping euro nations gain more competitive edge on international stage.
This has impede African countries in various ways to attain football power positions, in respect to keeping their best to compete with Europe in fifa organized events.
Calls are now been raised rectify this gap and inequality. One of such individual is Europe decorated coach José Mourinho.
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José Calls For FIFA Ban
Jose Mourinho wants FIFA to stop African players from representing other countries other than that of their origin. The Special One believes once this is done, Africa countries would start winning the World Cup.
The special one believes once this is done, African countries would start winning the World Cup.
Mourinho: 🗣️"I want the world to see that Africa is equal with everyone, Africa are not behind with talent. They have talents to win any tournament, except that most of their best players are scattered around the world playing for other countries instead of their homelands".
" I know I won't be popular for making this statement, but FIFA should make things fair by refusing to let players to represent other countries, this will make FIFA tournaments even more competitive not one sided."
José made that statement in his tour in Africa, carrying out a humanitarian aid in feeding some African "have not class".
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Infringement and Denial of Human Rights
The call for fifa to adopt such policy maybe a good measure but the adoption of such would be the infringement of the fundamental human rights on an individual.
FIFA a body founded on western principles of freedom and liberty, would not put up such to discussion at the council.
Improve African Football, Discourage Players Naturalization
The best measure to stop the influx players adoption and African players accepting the invite to represent any European team is to change and improve on the structures and governing of African football, through re-strategizing, infrastructures, rebranding, publicity, strong institutions, concrete and dynamic policies and many more and by extension sports as a whole.
If African nations don't get this conditions right and fixed, the call for such would be sham. The poaching of our best talents would still continue into Europe.
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José Mourinho is 100% making some sense by wanting FIFA to ban African players representing Europe in terms of World Cup so that the African players will have no option thatn to represent their home country
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DeleteJose Mourinho is right... Africans must stand with Africa
DeleteI don't think this would be right, owing to the right of individual to choose their country of choice to represent
ReplyDeleteAfricans must be proud to be Africans not Europeans.... We can't call it world cup when it is being taken buy only 2continents, South America and Europe.... FIFA must fix that in time
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