Cape Town - The South African Football Association (SAFA) will arrange two international friendly matches against neighbouring countries in a bid to sensitise the public on the evils of xenophobia which has badly dented the image of the country in recent days.
“We want to use the two high-profile international friendly matches as an instrument to unite this continent. What has been happening in the past few days have really left most people in a shock and dismayed,” said SAFA CEO Dennis Mumble.
“We have decided to take this step (of playing two high-profile international friendly matches) as part of the fight against xenophobia. Madiba spoke of the power of sport in uniting people from different walks of life and we want to use the power of football to unite this continent and kick out this scourge within certain malcontents in our society,” added Mumble.