Basketball player Victor Gadfors, 29, was accused of racism after a statement issued in March last year.
During Friday, he was introduced into Sweden’s World Cup qualifying squad.
This infuriates Swedish star Amanda Zahoe, 28.
– I’m disgusted when I see him represent our country, expect Twitter.
In March last year he was a Swedish basketball player Victor Gadfors accused of racism. In an interview with LT, he inquired about the difference between the Italian and French Basketball League.
In the interview, he said that the French league is more sporty because there are more black players out there, while the Italian league has a smarter game. The statement was condemned in several quarters, and the interview was subsequently rescinded. Gadfors himself retracted his statement.
“This disgusts me”
In November, the 29-year-old returned to the Swedish national team and on Friday was presented as part of Sweden’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. This angered Swedish star Amanda Zahoe.
I am disgusted to see that the men’s team is constantly allowing someone to make derogatory remarks against blacks. A person who has openly expressed his racist ideas. It disgusts me that Victor represents our country and a union that “strongly” advocates for equality, she wrote on Twitter.
Zahoei recently returned to the national team after two years.
Take a second and think about how I feel about me or any other non-white person within the Federation, who is fighting for equality and being seen as human. That’s just. She adds that the country you represent and which lives on your success accept such behavior.
Gaddefors told Expressen he didn’t want to get into the debate.
– She can give her opinion and she can defend it a little. I’ve been in it and can’t get into it again. I feel like I can’t do much, I just stay out a little bit. it has been. She can have her opinion.
– I’ve distanced myself from it and am staying away from it for a bit now. He says it looks like a closed class from my side.
Sportbladet has applied for Amanda Zahui and Viktor Gaddefors.