Xenophobia in South Africa

In an inteview aired on SABC Sports, the General Secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke confirmed and regretted being able to bring only 50,000 neighbouring Africans to the World Cup in South Africa.This may have been in part due to failure of FIFA in certain aspects of the administration but in consolation to him I would say this was mainly because of the xenophobic attitude exhibited by South Africans in recent times leading up to the event. Most African States,especially the so called frontline states stuck up their necks in support of the freedom fighters against the apartheid regime incurring heavy casualties and making sacrifices but rather than showing gratitude the South Africans pay back with xenophobia.It is no surprise therefore that very few Africans made any effort to go physically to events of the World Cup festivities. What justification can the Black People of South Africa have against apartheid if they themselves are  intolerant and engage in discrimination against economically and politically displaced brothers and sisters from neighbouring countries.