South Africa-Japan: Japan calls for vuvuzela ban

According to the BBC, the President of the Japan Football Association, Motoaki Inukai, has demanded that the noisy vuvuzela trumpet be banned from the World Cup in South Africa. Fifa has previously-rejected calls for a ban on the plastic instrument, states BBC. Japan has now appealed to South African officials after playing a friendly game against South Africa during the weekend. The Vuvuzela is synonymous with South African football fans but the incessant noise from the air horns triggered complaints from players, coaches and broadcasters during this year’s Confederations Cup.