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Amina Kapo

Amina Kapo

General director of the Bosnian Canadian Association and a Bosnian-Canadian community figure who spoke to CBC's Day 6 about dual loyalty ahead of Canada's World Cup match against Bosnia.

Jul 10, 2026

4:49
Bosnia got knocked out by the U.S. Did it sting a little bit more, you know, because it was the U.S.?
4:56
It definitely did.
4:58
That's a sore topic.
4:59
I'm not over it yet.
5:02
It was very interesting because, yes, Canada and the U.S. have opened their doors to so many Bosnians over the years.
5:08
But the way that the reporters and former footballers of the U.S. men's national team were saying for the Bosnians to not even get on the plane and that they don't know anything about Bosnia or where it is on a map and they don't care to know anything about it.
5:24
For a community that has done and contributed so much to the United States of America and Canada, I was really appalled to see such statements, you know, because overall, every other country I think that has been in this World Cup.
6:58
I'm interested to hear what you think about what Adolfo was talking about in terms of rooting for the colonizer versus the colonized and where you see that kind of like anti-war, anti-colonial option fit into the teams that are still in the semifinals.
5:32
Can you tell me about what your mother went through when she was pregnant with you and during her labor?
5:38
Oh, that's something I'll never forget her sharing with me.
5:45
So my dad was on the battlefield initially.
5:47
We didn't have an army.
5:49
And then when the arms embargo was lifted, we did form an army.
5:52
My dad went out to fight and defend our country.
5:56
And at the time, my mom was going into labor.
8:38
How are people organizing and preparing for match day? What's going to happen within the community on Friday, June 12th?

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