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Making of Champions @MakingOfChamps

Born in South Africa to a Nigerian father, Udeme Okon is the new WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION, winning the 400m Junior title in a time of 45.69s.

Wooowww!!! In the popular TV advert.... Udeme my friend!!!

#WorldAthleticsU20

This has led to interesting reactions in South Africa.

Gayton McKenzie is the South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture. He leads the Patriotic Alliance, which has promised to mass deport illegal immigrants, who it blames for the rise in crime in South Africa. The Patriotic Alliance is in a coalition government with the ANC.

Gayton McKenzie had expressed opposition to Chidimma Adetshina from the moment that it was announced that she was competing in the Miss South Africa pageant. He said, "We cannot have Nigerians competing in our Miss SA competition" and when he was criticised he said, "When you avail yourself to represent South Africans you are willingly opening yourself to scrutiny. South Africans shouldn’t be shamed and accused because they are asking necessary questions of the lady who wants to represent them as Miss South Africa.” “What I do know, and in 2068 I will still hold the view, [is] no Nigerian, Zimbabwean, Italian [or] American should become Miss South Africa. There’s Miss World for those things, there’s Miss Universe for those things.” “Miss South Africa is an ambassador of the country. It is a person who will export our culture. It’s a person who will export our way of life to the world. It’s a person who will make sure people want to visit our country,” he said.



Gayton McKenzie @GaytonMcK

Gold everywhere, well done
Udeme Okon for your great victory in the men's 400m final 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Dr Shiyak'leng 🧐🇿🇦 @Dr_Shiyaklenga

You said well done to Who? Investigate him, we don't have Okoni surname in South Africa, that Gold is for Nigeria, his home.

We are clear on who will represent us in the world, no fear, no favour

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Making of Champions @MakingOfChamps



This has led to interesting reactions in South Africa.

Gayton McKenzie is the South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture. He leads the Patriotic Alliance, which has promised to mass deport illegal immigrants, who it blames for the rise in crime in South Africa. The Patriotic Alliance is in a coalition government with the ANC.

Gayton McKenzie had expressed opposition to Chidimma Adetshina from the moment that it was announced that she was competing in the Miss South Africa pageant. He said, "We cannot have Nigerians competing in our Miss SA competition" and when he was criticised he said, "When you avail yourself to represent South Africans you are willingly opening yourself to scrutiny. South Africans shouldn’t be shamed and accused because they are asking necessary questions of the lady who wants to represent them as Miss South Africa.” “What I do know, and in 2068 I will still hold the view, [is] no Nigerian, Zimbabwean, Italian [or] American should become Miss South Africa. There’s Miss World for those things, there’s Miss Universe for those things.” “Miss South Africa is an ambassador of the country. It is a person who will export our culture. It’s a person who will export our way of life to the world. It’s a person who will make sure people want to visit our country,” he said.



Gayton McKenzie @GaytonMcK




Dr Shiyak'leng 🧐🇿🇦 @Dr_Shiyaklenga

Interesting

Mad and insane. He’s better off representing Burundi or Togo . F**k you South-Africa.

Now see them

Interesting

Headquarters of xenophobia and racism.....

We are worst than the white we criticizes so much

confused people

As a Nigerian any where around the world remember what you do also affect your fellows Nigerians over there too try to do positive things to brings good imagine to the nation... God And Allah bless Nigeria, and us all too

Confused people

I hope they would also investigate Jacobus, Petrus, Andries, Hendrik, etc are these also south African names. Mumu People

It is the igbos that are given us this bad image in SA. Check those names they used as examples of Nigeria's names........

Nigerians always interested in irrelevant topics and discussions, while their house is burning.

This one is even more of a Nigerian than Chidimma.

The xenophobes need to reject him too.

That Gold belongs to Nigeria.

How fuuIish can one be to be concerned about such n0nsense all the time? They sound just like the tribal bigots we have on this platform. If you're a reasonable human being and you're well to do, you wouldn't be concerned about things like this.

Xeno sans will not appreciate good things no matter what.

Reason Africa will remain underdeveloped,the western countries would rather embrace every talents while African countries would rather care about the tribe,race or religion.

But they did not investigate this Okon why always Chidinma?!

tj2018:
I hope they would also investigate Jacobus, Petrus, Andries, Hendrik, etc are these also south African names. Mumu People

That minister is a shameless he-goat

When SANs are done attacking foreigners, they will turn on themselves. Trust me, the route doesn't lead to anywhere pleasant at all.

Hate will definitely begat even more bigger hate.

This one don go cause confusion between naija and Southy people.
Nigerians won't know whether to congratulate him or bash him for using his talents to rep Southey
And the south Africans will be reluctant to congratulate him

Interesting...There's no denying the fact that we and these people are intertwined like brothers and sisters...Southies are even naturally cool people...just like my favorite cousin sis who's based here now but has a southy mom...very beautiful endowed and sweet girl...if she wasn't my cousin eh So you peeps should just stop all those childish online battles with them...we all the same!

South Africa should return that gold to Nigeria sharply.

Udeme of Guinness , if you don't gerrit, forgerrit it

lailo:
It is the igbos that are given us this bad image in SA. Check those names they used as examples of Nigeria's names........

Did you not see 'Adetshina' and 'Okon'. Are these names Igbo names??or you just read what you want to hear.

nolamicautos:
Nigerians are making their mark all over the world, representing other nations and achieving great success. Yet, it seems no one has chosen to switch their nationality to represent Nigeria on the global stage. Is our country really that unappealing? What’s holding us back from being a nation that others aspire to represent?

Very many people have switched nationality to represent Nigeria on the global stage.

Both of them for England and both of them for Nigeria.

The clowns lionessza6, jaceblaze and kingcold said it's only the degenerate Southy women that only have things to do with Nigerian men