SA Pupils Show Love to Nigerian Teacher After AFCON Win, Video Goes Viral

SA Pupils Show Love to Nigerian Teacher After AFCON Win, Video Goes Viral

  • South African learners celebrated with their Nigerian teacher after the AFCON win
  • In a viral video, the teacher is seen parading down a corridor while the pupils clap in celebration
  • The online community reacted to the clip, with many touched and applauding the gesture

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A Nigerian teacher received love from pupils in South Africa after Nigeria won in the AFCON semi-finals against Bafana Bafana.
The South African pupils showed love to a Nigerian teacher after the AFCON win. Images: @AfricaFactsZone/ Twitter, @WTroostEkong/ Twitter
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South African learners from one school showed love to their Nigerian teacher after the AFCON win.

In a video making rounds on Twitter, the teacher is wearing his country's football club colours. Students stand on both sides of the corridor as their teacher parades, they clap hands in celebration.

Bafana Bafana lost four-two against the Super Eagles after penalties. One would expect Mzansi to be mad at the boys, but it's quite the opposite.

South Africans stanned the national team especially given their shacky start, which gave many a lot of reasons to doubt that they would make it far in the game.

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Bafana lost two-nil against Mali but quickly redeemed itself when it won four-nil against Namibia in their second-match group.

Pupils celebrate Nigerian teacher after AFCON victory

Watch the beautiful clip below:

Social media users celebrate with Nigeria

This video struck some feelings, social media users loved it and celebrated with the teacher as well.

@ololademii was touched:

"What a heartwarming gesture! Sports has a unique way of bringing people together despite rivalries on the field. This display of respect and camaraderie between South African students and their Nigerian teachers is truly touching. It shows the power of sports to foster unity and mutual appreciation. ⚽"

@Yvonne_Godswill adored:

"Awww so cute ❤️"

@PMath69 said:

"And this is South Africa. We are a peace-loving people. We definitely don't become violent over sport. Take notice."

@buzzedison loved:

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"This is beautiful."

@goraprince15 admired:

"This is what football is supposed to bring. Smiles on everyone’s face."

Nando's cheer for Bafana Bafana after losing AFCON

In another story, Briefly News reported about Nando's being lenient with throwing shade after Bafana Bafana AFCON's loss.

Nando's is known for throwing shade. But this time, it landed on the good side. Instead of throwing shade, it gave good vibes. The South African multinational fast-casual chain spoke highly of the national soccer team. Mzansi were happy to see this change.

Source: Briefly News

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com