The Lajee Celtic team has returned to Palestine after completing its “From Aida to Africa” tour, which began on June 27th.

The tour concluded with a friendly match against the Garlandale team, resulting in a victory for Lajee Celtic.
This tour encompassed not only athletic activities but also included social, political, and cultural engagements. During the latter part of the tour, many politicians and freedom fighters from southern Africa welcomed the Lajee Celtic team upon their arrival in Cape Town. They visited the University of the Western Cape and the District Six Museum, which serves to educate future generations about the history of forced displacement by the British colonial apartheid in southern Africa. These visits highlighted the solidarity between the people of South Africa and others living under colonial apartheid regimes.

Additionally, the Lajee Celtic team visited the township of Langa and the Woodstock neighborhood, where they witnessed ongoing community struggles for full economic equality and met with grassroots community organizations.

South Africa has historically been at the forefront of liberation movements against colonialism, a legacy that continues today in the ongoing support for Palestine and Palestinians against the Zionist colonial regime.

Thank you, South Africa, for your solidarity.