Brazil To Play Friendly Matches Against Two African Nations In Anti-racism Campaign To Support Vinicius Junior
Brazil To Play Friendly Matches Against Two African Nations In Anti-racism Campaign To Support Vinicius Junior
Brazil Football National Team will line up friendly matches against two African nations as part of an anti-racism campaign in support of their Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, who has been racially abused in Spanish League games this season.
This was revealed in a statement released by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Friday, May 27, 2023, the five-time world champions will face Guinea in Barcelona on June 17 and Senegal in Lisbon three days later.
The CBF has also launched a national campaign against racism in Brazilian league matches starting this weekend following the racist insults 22-year-old Vinicius suffered in a LaLiga match at Valencia on Sunday, the 10th such episode against the player that LaLiga has reported to prosecutors this season.
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