South Africa

Mark Fish racist or not? Bafana star sparks controversy after allegedly liking Anti-Kolisi & BLM Tweet

Legendary Bafana football star Mark Fish sparked controversy among South African social media circles after reportedly liking a tweet against the Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Siya Kolisi, the black captain who led the Springboks to the Rugby World Cup title in 2019.

South Africa is a country deeply divided by race and twitter users were wondering whether Mark Fish was coloured or white. Several users, who are of the opinion that Fish is coloured, were surprised by his comments on the issue. Others saw his previous likes, and said it reflected an anti-black stance.

Is Fish racist or not? Here are the tweets that sparked controversy.

The Anti BLM/Siya Kolisi tweet that Mark Fish reportedly liked

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Banyana’s first ever World Cup goal Video- Thembi Kgatlana goal vs Spain Women 2019 for South Africa

This Thembi Kgatlana goal vs Spain Women (VIDEO BELOW) was a landmark goal for the South African national women’s team- their first ever in the history of the WWC. Kgatlana’s goal against Spain came in the 25th minute and put Banyana ahead in their clash in Le Havre on 8 June, 2019. Unfortunately for Banyana, they ended up losing the game 3-1

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AFCON 2019 Groups- Bafana in Group of Death at the Africa Cup of Nations

The groups for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations have been officially drawn and Stuart Baxter’s South Africa are in the Group of Death for the continental showpiece. Bafana will be in Group D alongside Morocco and Ivory Coast and neighbours Namibia.

Hosts Egypt will effectively battle it out with DR Congo for top spot in Group A, with Uganda and Zimbabwe completing the group.

Other interesting groups are Group C, featuring Senegal, Algeria, Kenya and Tanzania and Group F- Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Benin.

Nigeria appear to have got a straightforward group- the Super Eagles have been drawn alongside Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi.

AFCON 2019 will be a 24 team tournament, played between June 21 and July 19 in Egypt, the first time in the history of CAN that it’s being played as a summer tournament than the usual January/February time.

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