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South Africa and Nigeria's rivalry: a call for self-reflection
Sunday Tribune
|January 04, 2026
SOUTH Africa's longstanding rivalry with Nigeria now plays out as much online as it does on the sports field, with citizens of both nations often trading barbs over even the pettiest of issues.
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During the current AFCON tournament in Morocco, for instance, some Nigerian fans openly wished for Zimbabwe to defeat South Africa so that their own team's chances of reaching the last 16 would improve.
Whether one calls it banter or animosity, this back-and-forth has become a sustained feature of our relationship.
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