Racism is everywhere in the world and it comes in different chillers—sometimes well disguised to the extent that many do not even spot it. But it’s deep in our societies and in an interview with CNN, the four-time African Player of the Year-Samuel Eto’o has revealed how a London jewellery store refused to sell him a £15,000 watch because of his colour.
The millionaire football star said;
“I asked the saleswoman — who was also black like me — ‘Could you show me that watch please?’
“First, I saw her turn and look at her coworkers like, ‘Uh, what should I do?’
“Eventually, she let me see the watch. I looked at it and said, ‘OK, I’ll buy it.’
“I took out my credit card and when she went to go run it through the machine, she came back and said that it was declined.