« C’est l’Afrique qui aura battu l’Afrique » : Pour cette chroniqueuse de LCI, Ousmane Sonko se réjouit d’une « revanche des anciens colonisés… »
"French national team: No, Sonko will not divide us." This is the title of the column by the LCI journalist . Ruth Elkrief. In this opinion piece, she criticizes the remarks made by the former Senegalese Prime Minister about the French national football team.
Indeed, Sonko had declared, during an interview given to RFI/France 24, that, "whatever the outcome of the France-Senegal clash, it is Africa that will have beaten Africa".
"They are both plotting the same thing: to create division, to sow discord."
The Senegalese politician was referring to the excessive proportion of players of African descent on the French national team. According to the LCI commentator, Sonko is simply rejoicing in "a form of revenge by the formerly colonized."
The prevailing view is that, in any case, the descendants of these former colonies will win the game. A perspective that inherently contains the seeds of division, asserts Ms. Elkrief.
"Those who prioritize Africanness over French nationality, like those who prioritize the player's origin or religion over his nationality, are both plotting the same goal: to cleave, to divide," the columnist charged.
"They chose to play for the French national team, so they are French."
She points out that French identity is not a matter of color and origin. "They (the players) chose to play in the tricolor jersey, therefore they are French," the LCI employee stated.
Those who did not make this choice play for African national teams. "In the Senegal team, there are 10 players who were born in France," notes Ms. Elkrief.
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