Should African countries claim players who were born in Europe?
Lamine Yamal was born in Barcelona in Spain, but he has an Equatoguinean mother and a Moroccan father. Should he be focusing on Africa?
βWhy were they born in Europe? Their parents were escaping the economic realities of Africa. We need to work on ourselves. We need to work more as Africa in order to keep this talent hereβ β Brian Wesaala, Football Foundation for Africa
In recent times, Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been captivating football lovers around the world with his talent.
He played a critical role when his national team, Spain, won this yearβs European Football Championship.
But Morocco and Equatorial Guinea are now claiming the 17-year-old megastar.
Thatβs because his mother is originally from Equatorial Guinea while his father is from Morocco.
So, today Mpho Lakaje sits down with Ntsako Mkhari, the anchor and reporter for South African TV news channel eNCA and Brian Wesaala, the founder and CEO of Football Foundation for Africa.
He attempts to understand if African countries should claim players who were born in Europe.
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