Ex-Banyana star Portia Modise slammed for ‘racism’ after her ‘Coloureds can’t jam’ comment

Former Banyana Banyana star Portia Modise was slammed online for her comment about coloured Banyana Banyana players.for picking coloured players following the team’s failure to qualify for the Olympics. The South African women’s national soccer team lost 1-0 on aggregate to Nigeria in the final qualifying round.

Speaking on the Sports Night Amplified with Andile Ncube radio show, Modise blamed Ellis for picking coloured players in the national team. “I see a lot of coloureds today and they don’t have jam. We need jam, the only people with jam are black people, let’s be honest,” she said.When asked if her comment was racist, Modise denied, claiming Banyana has been racist for far too long.

Very irresponsible statement by Portia, at her age and experience, she should know better. If anything, she sounds bitter.When asked ifis picking coloured players because she is coloured, Modise responded: “It’s been happening …”@tseka_vincent wrote: “What Portia is saying is so distasteful and disrespectful for a formerBut that squad needs refreshing. Those players have been there for almost 10 yearsApril 11, 2024@ziz318 wrote: “Eish Vincent, I couldn’t agree more with you.

@nathieez wrote: “You should have cut the interview immediately when she started making those racist comments, South Africa belongs to all of us next on the agenda will be tribalism and regionalism..”

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