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Namibia: Protesters block road to Mexican World Cup stadium – Sport

Namibia: Protesters block road to Mexican World Cup stadium – Sport

Africa Links 24 with Helge Schutz
Published on 2026-06-09 21:34:21

Thousands of demonstrators blocked an avenue leading to Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off at the venue.

As football fans flood into tournament co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Central American country is grappling with chaotic teacher protests in its capital.

Tuesday’s protest, led by a breakaway group of the CNTE teachers union, follows a week of demonstrations that President Claudia Sheinbaum has called a…

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