Brazil claims that Vinicius’ ancestors are from Cameroon

The Brazilian Football Confederation announced yesterday before the match against Uruguay already Vinicius He has African ancestors from Cameroon, specifically from the Tikar tribe. The player of real Madrid undergo a test DNA and yesterday CBFin the hands of its president Ednaldo Rodrigueshe was given a certificate proving his origin within the campaign ‘Golden Roots‘ issued on the Day of Black Consciousnessa very important date in the Brazilian country.

“For us, Vini Jr. He is not only the best soccer player in the world today, but also a symbol of the fight against racism and a global inspiration. In honor of his strength and resilience, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) launched “Golden Roots”, a special campaign that reveals the roots of Africa Vini Jr.highlights the pride and history of the Afro-Brazilian people, especially in football,” explains the CBF in a statement.

“For us it is important to know where we come from. These are the things Brazilians, in fact, do not know where our ancestry, our advancement comes from. But I am happy, we are from Cameroon too,” he stated Viniciusbefore the pre-match warm-up. The Real Madrid winger also played wearing a shirt with the flags of Cameroon and Brazil.

The player’s father was also present at the small event in the run-up to the match held in Salvador de Bahía and acknowledged that he learned the results of the DNA test at the same moment. The company that conducted the tests is called Africanancestry.com. “The national team star and his father were shocked by the news,” CBF explained.

Common past with Mbappé?

The revelation of Vinicius’ origins, unknown to the player, was one of the news of the day in Brazil. Coincidentally Kylian Mbappé, his teammate at Real Madrid, is also of Cameroonian origin. The Frenchman has dual Franco-Cameroonian nationality as his father, Wilfried Mbappé Lottin, was born in that African country.