South Africa: McKenzie Outlines Grand Plans for SA Sport, but Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

Gayton McKenzie addressed key issues at a media briefing, that touched on objectives for various sports.

Video assistant referees, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations and Formula 1 were among the topics that Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie touched on when he addressed the media at the Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum in Pretoria on Wednesday, 4 March.

In typical McKenzie fashion, his address was boisterous, passionate and filled with anecdotes. It rang with promises made and promises fulfilled.

But for every question answered, twice as many remained obscured or ignored. The vision was grand, but the execution lacked a tangible blueprint.

With fewer than 100 days until the Fifa World Cup, McKenzie dismissed calls for a boycott of the competition.

The Economic Freedom Fighters had called for a boycott citing discriminatory visa restrictions in the US, one of the host nations, together with Canada and Mexico.

"Football should not become a casualty of geopolitics," said McKenzie.

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This article originally appeared on Daily Maverick.