World Cup: Cheering against their own? How Africans turned on 🇿🇦 - BBC Africa

Africa was divided as South Africa faced Mexico in the opening match of the Fifa World Cup on Thursday. While many fans across the continent backed Bafana Bafana, others cheered for Mexico in what some online described as a “successful hate watch”, reflecting tensions sparked by recent anti-migrant tensions in South Africa. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/