This apology was requested by many!
Before the Women’s World Cup, a training video of the Spanish national team appeared in which four players tried the traditional haka, a ceremonial dance of the indigenous people of New Zealand – and supposedly made fun of it.
The video was even called “disturbing” by Maori culture expert Jeremy Hapeta.
He told 1news: “I know that FIFA instructed the teams beforehand not to do anything like that. But this message apparently didn’t get through to the Spanish team.” Users on social networks complained about the lack of respect for the Maori.
However, after their arrival in Palmerston North, New Zealand, the Spaniards apologized.
In a statement to elders and members of the local Rangitane O Manawatu iwi tribe, Captain Ivana Andres said, “We’ve only been in Aotearoa, New Zealand for a few days and we still have so much to learn about your culture.” ask forgiveness for our mistakes.
The team also presented the elders with a Spanish jersey that read “Papaioea,” the Maori name for Palmerston North. In New Zealand, the apology was gratefully accepted.
2023-07-17 16:42:30
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