Bafana v Zambia game called off over xenophobic attacks
“The Football Association of Zambia regrets to inform members of the public that the international friendly match between Zambia and South Africa that was scheduled for National Heroes Stadium on Saturday, 7 September 2019 has been called off in view of the prevailing security concerns in South Africa,” FAZ said in a statement on Tuesday night.
South African Football Association communications manager Dominic Chimhavi said: “We have just received correspondence from FAZ to say that they cannot undertake this match with the ongoing violence in South Africa, including the targeting of their own people. Police Minister Bheki Cele met with the community leaders on Tuesday with the aim of quelling the tensions. He promised to hold an imbizo with them on Sunday. But while that was happening, South Africa’s image on the international stage was taking a battering with the Nigerian government hinting at taking action against the country as some of their nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria have been heavily affected by the violence.
It will be difficult with most of their neighbours involved in the preliminary round Afcon qualifiers. Bafana will start those qualifiers with a trip to Ghana before taking on Sudan at home.
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