Irish keeper Gavin Bazunu defended his decision to pull out of Ireland’s controversial Nations League clash against Israel by insisting he isn’t against Israelis or Jews – but against the atrocities in Gaza.
The second-choice stopper made the comments at the end of a day of high drama which saw the men’s national side take a vote over whether to proceed with the match following Bazunu letting his feelings be known at the team hotel in Debrecen, Hungary on Saturday.
According to former Irish manager Brian Kerr, that vote occurred in the absence of Bazunu and ended 14-8 in favour of fulfilling the fixture. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has refused to confirm or deny those figures.
And in further criticism Kerr called on the FAI board to resign and accused them of ‘collaborating’ in Israeli sportswashing.
