Allegations of racial slur prompt Manitoba youth soccer players to take a knee in solidarity

Teams competing in Manitoba’s youth provincial soccer championships are taking a knee in protest after a player says he was targeted with racial slurs during a game earlier this month.

Evelyne Kiwanuka, who says her son was twice targeted with a racist slur by opposing players during a Manitoba Soccer Association game earlier this month, says she finds the show of solidarity encouraging.

“It gives hope … for teams to say, ‘You know what? It didn’t happen to me, it didn’t happen to my child, but to show support and solidarity, I’m going to take a knee,'” said Kiwanuka, whose son plays with AK Academy.

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