Mayweather in Zimbabwe: Locals Say They Should Have Built Hospitals Instead

• Zimbabweans are not too delighted to have boxing icon Floyd Mayweather visit their country
• The ruling party Zanu-PF has been castigated by the public for paying too much to bring the retired boxer
• Mayweather will be in Zimbabwe for three days to kick off his Motherland Tour

Floyd Mayweather’s visit to Zimbabwe has been greeted with mixed feelings among the locals as some are enraged about the money spent to host the boxing icon.

Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest ally, gold magnate Scott Sakupwanya, who is looking to reclaim a parliamentary seat from the opposition, said he had invited Mayweather.

According to Reuters, Mayweather attended a political campaign event on Thursday, part of the Zimbabwean ruling party's attempts to woo youth voters ahead of a general election next month.

The former boxing champion wowed the audience with a public workout that featured punching and jumping rope. He also saw three boxing contests featuring Zimbabwe's rising stars.

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The Zimbabwean government allegedly spent a whopping $ 5 million to bring the renowned boxer to the country, and that has sparked outrage among the locals.

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Some Zimbabweans are not delighted with Floyd Mayweather’s visit to their country and have criticised the government for not getting their priorities right.

Taking to social media, Zimbabweans claimed the government should have instead built infrastructure like hospitals and good roads rather than bringing the boxer.

Abednego also tweeted:

“Zimbabwe can't afford to provide hospital beds for it's citizens but it has money to pay Floyd Mayweather for a visit. Africans are bewitched I tell you” 😭

Another Zimbabwean tweeted:

Umnikazi Wempuphu also tweeted:

“Floyd Mayweather lands in Zimbabwe to teach us how to fight poverty.”

Mayweather will spend three days in Zimbabwe before heading to South Africa to continue his Motherland Tour.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Floyd Mayweather certainly knows how to make an appearance. The Boxing icon has touched down in Harare, Zimbabwe, commencing his highly anticipated three-day visit to the African nation as part of his ‘The Motherland Tour.

Mayweather, who was invited to Zimbabwe by prominent businessman and boxing enthusiast Scott Sakupwanya arrived in his private jet worth a whopping $ 50 million.

The 46-year-old boxing legend was also greeted with a fleet of luxury cars at the Harare airport as he received a rousing welcome to the African country by the Zimbabwean populace.