Other marchers at Carnaval Sochi Fest parade were seen carrying bananas as city prepares to host Confederations Cup,once more raising racism concernsPeople in blackface and carrying bananas marched in an official parade in Sochi less than a month before the city hosts Cameroon for a Confederations Cup match, once again raising concerns approximately racism at football matches in Russia.
A photograph from state news agency Tass showed a man in a Cameroon jersey with his face and arms painted black beating a drum at the Carnaval Sochi Fest parade on Saturday. A second man in blackface is visible behind him, and wearing an Afro wig and carrying a drum and bananas on a string. Related: Hulk says he encounters racism in ‘nearly every game’ in Russia Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com