Again, Why Should Africa Participate in the 2018 World Cup?

Over a year ago I asked this question:

Why Should Africa Participate in 2018 World Cup?

Now its come out that in the recent UEFA champions league game between CSKA Moscow and Manchester City, the Ivorien player Yaya Toure complained about repeated racist chants directed at him throughout the game. In the match itself, Toure could be seen drawing the referee's attention to the infringement.

In response UEFA has now charged CSKA with racist behavior of their fans, with the Russian club expectedly denying the charge, claiming that 'nothing special' happened.

It is in a way reminiscent of the Russian FA's decision to punish the Nigerian player Emmanuel Emenike for his reaction to racial abuse by Dynamo Moscow fans (while playing for Spartak), while simultaneously ignoring the incident that led to the reaction in the first place.

Today, Yaya Toure is suggesting that African players will consider a boycott of the 2018 FIFA World Cup should this continue.

One and a half years after I first raised this question, CAF President remains silent about this issue! He and his associates at the Confederation of African Football benefit directly from the sweat of African players, yet repeatedly stay silent in the face of issues directly affecting these players.

What guarantees did Hayatou receive from FIFA and the Russian Federation before supporting their successful bid?

Why should African players participate in a World Cup tournament in stadia that are cauldrons of racism?

And how long must Africa put up with the incompetence of Issa Hayatou?

But I find myself wondering which is worse, Issa Hayatou's complicity by silence or the reaction of CSKA in manufacturing quotes from Ivorien striker, and Toure's international team mate, Seydou Doumbia, who was falsely quoted as saying the following:

"I didn’t hear anything like that from the CSKA fans". "My Ivory Coast colleague is clearly exaggerating. Yes, they’re always noisy in supporting the team, and try to put as much pressure as possible on our opponents, but they wouldn’t ever allow themselves to come out with racist chants." Link

Tufiakwa!

PS: It appears now that CSKA may have manufactured the above quotes from Seydou Doumbia, as the player has denied ever making these statements on his facebook page:

Seydou Doumbia Fan Page