The Eight Nations Tournament

The Eight Nations Tournament (CAF U-23 Championship) is a big tournament. It is time that we show our patriotism by fully supporting the under 23s, however at times patriotism needs to be instilled, in order to instill patriotism, our national broadcaster - South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) must ensure that they fully market this kinds of tournaments to the South African public at large (i.e. white and black / rich and poor / five year olds / women etc).

It is of no use for the young lions to be at war without the nation’s knowledge. The manner in which our national teams are treated leaves much to be desired, especially the manner in which their games are marketed to the public.

The SABC must ensure that all the games in the Eight Nations Tournament are broadcasted. For once South African Football Association (SAFA) and SABC do your part.

We (South Africans) hope that the issue of broadcasting of the national teams was discussed at the highly publicized sports indaba.

By Kabelo Kekana