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Malawi Joins The Vuvuzela Debate In Favour Of The Plastic Trumpets
The Malawi football fraternity has delved into the debate over the growing ban of vuvuzelas, especially in Europe.
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Sep 3, 2010 1:14:00 PM
"There is nothing wrong for Africa to have its rational way of celebrating football different to that of Europe," FAM chief administration officer, Suzgo Nyirenda said, according to Kickoff.com.
"We should be proud to have invented the vuvuzela which made the World Cup final special. In Mexico, they had Mexican wave and nobody condemned it," Nyirenda said.
Absence of concrete proof that the long plastic horns pose a health hazard, make the anti-vuvuzelas campaign baseless, according to Blantyre's Bullets FC administrator, Trouble Kalua.
"It's an anti-African philosophy. They are against a thing developed and popularised exclusively in Africa," Kalua argued.
Flames goalkeeper Swadick Sanudi has played in South Africa under the vuvuzelas' atmosphere and he disagrees with the trumpets' condemnation.
"If you looked at the trend at the World Cup, most of the players and teams that were against the vuvuzelas were on the losing end," said the African Warriors keeper, according to Kickoff.com.
UEFA this week banned fans from taking vuvuzelas into stadiums for European Championship, Europa League and Champions League matches.
UEFA say the plastic trumpets "are not appropriate in Europe" because they drown out fans' traditional songs and emotional responses to action on the field.
Vuvuzelas made the 2010 World Cup unique with every match accompanied by a low-pitch drone likened to a swarm of buzzing bees. FIFA ignored repeated calls for vuvuzelas ban.
Several English Premiership clubs have banned the vuvuzelas just like some South Africa rugby grounds.
"We should be proud to have invented the vuvuzela which made the World Cup final special. In Mexico, they had Mexican wave and nobody condemned it," Nyirenda said.
Absence of concrete proof that the long plastic horns pose a health hazard, make the anti-vuvuzelas campaign baseless, according to Blantyre's Bullets FC administrator, Trouble Kalua.
"It's an anti-African philosophy. They are against a thing developed and popularised exclusively in Africa," Kalua argued.
Flames goalkeeper Swadick Sanudi has played in South Africa under the vuvuzelas' atmosphere and he disagrees with the trumpets' condemnation.
"If you looked at the trend at the World Cup, most of the players and teams that were against the vuvuzelas were on the losing end," said the African Warriors keeper, according to Kickoff.com.
UEFA this week banned fans from taking vuvuzelas into stadiums for European Championship, Europa League and Champions League matches.
UEFA say the plastic trumpets "are not appropriate in Europe" because they drown out fans' traditional songs and emotional responses to action on the field.
Vuvuzelas made the 2010 World Cup unique with every match accompanied by a low-pitch drone likened to a swarm of buzzing bees. FIFA ignored repeated calls for vuvuzelas ban.
Several English Premiership clubs have banned the vuvuzelas just like some South Africa rugby grounds.
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