Is Sundowns’ second star a lesson for SA’s democracy and its leaders?

Is Sundowns’ second star a lesson for SA’s democracy and its leaders?

We are more serious about our soccer teams than we are about our country’s well-being. When the final whistle blew at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, football puritans across South Africa were beside themselves with joy. That whistle was not just a piece of nickel-plated steel. It was a scholar’s pen jotting yet another historic moment into South African football folklore. It was a symbol of unity. For Mamelodi Sundowns to lift…