Following their side’s victory against Colombia in the Copa America final, Argentina national team players were involved in a racist scandal in which they racially abused tri-national star Kylian Mbappe and other players of the French national team.
During an Instagram live video by Enzo Fernandez, which was posted on X, La Albiceleste players can be heard singing a chant created by their supporters at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
🚨⚠️ | Argentina players last night singing the racist song directed at Mbappé & France. (Last 10 seconds)
Part of the lyrics:
“They play for France but they are from Angola
His mother is Nigerian,
His father Cameroonian,
But on the passport : French.”pic.twitter.com/9AehT1UngJ— All Things Brazil™ 🇧🇷 (@SelecaoTalk) July 15, 2024
The song made fun of Mbappe’s African heritage, as well as that of numerous other players in France’s Euro 2024 squad.
The French squad, in recent years, is well-known for having a chunk of black players with African-ties, many of whom could have opted to represent an African country, if they wanted to.
As a result, the song was formed by Argentina fans and their players were recently seen singing the song after as they journeyed home, following their Copa America victory.
Song lyrics mocking Kylian Mbappe’s African root
The song’s lyrics are, “They play for France but come from Angola, they are going to run well, they like to *** trans people, their mother is Nigerian, their father Cameroonian, but on the passport French.”
Kylian Mbappe was eligible to play for the Super Eagles to before being cap-tied to France, through his father Wilfred Mbappe, whose parents have Nigerian roots.
Meanwhile, Sports Buddy recently revealed in other news that Marc Cucurella mocked Haaland as he sings following Euro 2024 triumph.
