South Africans are condescending

I read the back page of Sowetan about the Gaborone United-Orlando Pirates encounter at Port Elizabeth Stadium.

The gist of the article is that GU should not have booted Orlando Pirates out of the competition.

I am an Orlando Pirates supporter from the early 1960's, but I want to look at the outcome of the match objectively.Those who think that Botswana teams should always be beaten by South African teams are unrealistic and condescending. They don't expect Botswana teams to develop, they want them to remain stagnant, which is unfair.Moreover, Pirates got the results it deserved. Botswana is no longer "backward" like most South Africans think.  Those who think Botswana is "backward" haven't set foot in this country. They have an exaggerated opinion of South Africa and themselves. Our teams are as good as our corrupt and inept government.

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