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Senegal or England to win? Parents v children in London’s west African community

Senegal or England to win? Parents v children in London’s west African community

By Paul SmithPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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Senegal or England to win? Parents v children in London’s west African community

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The older generation in Deptford, south-east London, is strongly in favor of Senegal, while their children support their home nation in the World Cup matchup. Football is frequently praised for its ability to bring people together, but the World Cup match between England and Senegal on Sunday has already splintered many west African families in London.

There is a generational divide. Parents claim that while their children choose to support the state they were raised in—England—parents chose to favor Senegal, the nation where they were born. Ndene Ndiaye, a British citizen who moved to London in 2009 from the capital Dakar, is one of the former and is rooting for a slim Senegalese triumph.

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The 54-year-old said: "Senegal represents home and I think they'll win, but my children were born here and they're English supporters all the way." The woman works at the renowned Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Deptford, south-east London. Peter Odise, who lives in the center of Deptford's sizable west African community, stated that his family similarly practiced segregation behind the fresh food counter at Tomi's Kitchen. Odise, a devoted Senegal supporter despite being from the neighboring nation of Nigeria in west Africa, revealed that his 16-year-old son was a devoted Arsenal fan and a member of the team's youth squad.

Many members of the local black community support Senegal, while the younger generation, including my son, backs England. Odise claimed that the high percentage of black football players on the England team had made it simpler for people to support their native nation. One England player stands out among the West African population in this area of the UK capital: Bukayo Saka. Saka has Nigerian parents but is wholly English, according to Odise, 57. Many find inspiration in him. My youngster wants to emulate him. Emeka, a self-employed exporter from east Nigeria, predicted Senegal will win 2-1 after walking two minutes along Deptford High Street. Once more, the outcome would not be pleasing to his two children, 11 and 14-year-old Londoners. The local black community here largely backs Senegal, while the young people, including my son, back England. Paul Odise The 45-year-old was scooping up a dish of fried fish lunch at the Island Buka eatery when he added, "For me that'd be wonderful, I support Africa but they support England." the footballing success of Senegal has brought west Africans together; the other country representing the region at the World Cup, Ghana, was eliminated on Friday. Scenes that will undoubtedly occur on Sunday at the Ivory Restaurant in Deptford will attest to this local backing. There will likely be hundreds of supporters there, many of them will be carrying drums and waving Senegalese flags.

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The restaurant's manager since 2018 Herbert Ngassi anticipates a boisterous event. Yet the Senegalese diaspora in London rarely exhibits such blatant displays of national pride. Ngassi, 44, claimed that rather than throwing extravagant parties, they preferred to socialize quietly in each other's homes. They are a hardworking, French-speaking group that leans more or less Muslim and doesn't enjoy drinking or going out to parties. The intergenerational split in the Senegalese society, according to Ngassi of the Ivory Coast, a traditional powerhouse of west African football but did not make it to the World Cup finals, is evident in more ways than just the side they will be rooting for on Sunday.

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"The older generation may have kept to their origins, but the young have a new way of living. The young have never lived there, but they have recollections of family and home. Ngassi stated that he missed the weather the most about west Africa despite the fact that it was just 7C on Friday afternoon. Ngassi said, "Also the cuisine, so full of vitamins, and the warmth of the people. And what if Senegal is eliminated? "That's simple. We will all go back to England.

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