The volleyball player has not ruled out a return to the national team
Volleyball player Paola Egonu, 24, confirmed that Italy is a racist country and has not ruled out the possibility of returning to the national team.
Egonu, one of the stars of Italian volleyball, will be one of the guests of the Sanremo Festival and attended a press conference together with Amadeus, presenter and artistic director of the event.
“Yes, but that doesn’t mean everyone is racist or ignorant. In my opinion, it’s a racist country that’s getting better. I don’t want to sound controversial or play the victim, but I just want to state the way things are,” the athlete said. .
The constant racist attacks led Egonu to leave the Italian women’s volleyball team, but the player has not ruled out the possibility of returning to defend the Azzurri.
“A return to the national team? I’m metabolizing it, but that possibility exists. I’ve never left Italy, I chose to play in Turkey to grow and come back here,” he commented.
Finally, Egonu spoke about one of his statements for Vanity Fair magazine, when he confessed that he was afraid to give birth to a child in Italy.
“I never said those words. I was referring to an episode prior to the pandemic, when my sister and I spoke with concern about what was happening in the US. I don’t think having a black child is a condemnation to unhappiness, also because I am happy. That sentence was an exaggeration,” he concluded.
A VakifBank player from Turkey, Egonu helped Azzurra win the European Championship in 2021 and the League of Nations in 2022. The player has already been the victim of numerous racist attacks throughout her career. .
Source: Terra
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