Arsenal legend is another to raise his voice against the disrespect of the AFCON
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Reading Time: 1min | Thu. 30.12.21. | 18:11
Ian Wright emphasizes the hypocrisy in Europe regarding the tournament coverage
A former England and Arsenal striker, Ian Wright, thinks that the Africa Cup of Nations is being disrespected by some negative media coverage.
"Is there ever a tournament more disrespected than the Africa Cup of Nations?" Wright said on Instagram.
Ian Wright on Afcon
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🎙”Has there ever been a tournament more disrespected than the Africa Cup of Nation?”
He went on to say European players wouldn’t be asked if they would choose their club or country when going to the EURO’s.
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On the media coverage around AFCON, he claims:
"There is no greater honour than representing your country. The coverage is completely tinged with racism.
"We played our Euros across ten countries in the middle of a pandemic, and there's no issue at all. But Cameroon, a single country hosting a tournament, is a problem.
"There are players getting asked if they will be honouring the call-ups to their national teams. Imagine if that was an England player representing the Three Lions. Can you imagine the furore?" concluded Wright.
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