Hand in the shape of a gun to the head and mouth closed, the unique protest of the players during the anthem at the Africa Cup of Nations
The semi-final match of the Africa Cup between DR Congo and Ivory Coast, has presented a special episode before the ball rolled on the field of play.
The DR Congo footballers have decided to hold a unique protest in front of the cameras, in a message of awareness about what is happening in their country.
The players, instead of singing their country’s anthem, put a gun-like hand to their head and covered their mouths with the other.
They had decided this as a way of raising public awareness of what is happening in the African country, which is facing a humanitarian crisis after the massacres of the M23 rebel group.
The Tutsi ethnic group is at war with the government and is responsible for many massacres in different areas of the country, including women and children.
Most recently, he attacked the city of Sake, displacing an estimated 1 million people from the countryside and surrounding areas in an unprecedented crisis.
Therefore, the players thought that by appearing on the continent’s most important football stage in this way, they would show the world what their country was currently suffering, in an armed conflict that has lasted for many years.
👁️[WPPV-TOTAL-VIEWS]
