In Russia, xenophobia (unreasonable fear for foreigners) is so rife that footballers, especially blacks and Africans have been at the receiving end. Even established Super Stars like Samuel Etoo haven’t had easy rides. From afar, Rabiu should have avoided Russia. But the reality is that, none of us have personally asked Rabiu what is motivation is? We are probably assuming that he seeks career progression as any regular worker and by extension a footballer would. Maybe we need to pause for a moment and find out what a particular footballer’s motivation is before passing judgment. For all we know Rabiu’s motivation could be financial, as was Asamoah Gyan’s and Samuel Inkoom and even Wakaso’s (should he move to Russia). Same could be said of locals like Fatau Dauda and Emmanuel Baffour who moved from the local league where salaries range from as low as GHC30 Cedis to GHC500 on the average.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:02:37 +0000
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