A video of Belgian club Oostende midfielder Andile Jali doing an interview in isiXhosa has landed him in the ‘legends’ clubs on social media. In the video circulating on social media, the midfielder can be seen doing an interview in which he unapologetically uses a language he is familiar with.
He tells the reporter that his first week at the club was great, saying they were preparing for the second game, also sending well wishes to his teammates.
He also says he did not know anything about his new home before arriving, adding that it was not “strange” for him to leave Orlando Pirates back in SA.
Though reports had claimed Jali was unhappy at Pirates, he said it wasn’t the case, as the club had given him a good offer, which he rejected as he wanted to play for the team in Belgium.
Watch the video below:
These were some of the reactions on Twitter:
“Haters will say Belgians don’t understand Zulu.”
“Much better than sounding stupid while attempting to speak/answer in English. Am proud of him on this one.”
“He’s proud of his language big football stars don’t compromise they speak their languages.”
“He is right for speaking his home language , that’s what other big players do e.g. Messi ….etc.”
“Finally we get it right!, the french and other white non English countries have been doing this for centuries!”
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