Onoh Calls for African Support for Mexico in World Cup

Onoh has called on Africans to rally behind Mexico in their World Cup opener against South Africa, drawing parallels to the 1976 Montreal Olympic boycott by 29 African countries, led by Nigeria, in protest against apartheid South Africa. He stated that this collective action could help isolate the apartheid regime and accelerate its downfall.

Onoh highlighted the ongoing xenophobia in South Africa, citing reports of attacks on Nigerian traders and Zimbabwean migrants, and clarified that his appeal is not against South Africans as a whole but against a troubling pattern that betrays the principles of Ubuntu and pan-African brotherhood. He described Mexico, as a co-host, as representing hospitality and mutual respect among developing nations, rather than mere sports rivalry.

Onoh urged Nigerians and Africans to express their support for Mexico on social media, sending a clear signal that xenophobic tendencies will not go unchallenged.