Nando’s have long been known for their topical ads whose cheeky and often subversive humour poke fun and  ruffle feathers (an appropriate analogy for a fast food restaurant  chain specializing in chicken).  Their latest one is another classic:

Free Nando’s for Mexico – if they lose

Prior to yesterday’s game,  Nando’s  was offering the Mexican football team and their supporters a free lunch if they lost the opening game against South Africa .  The ’small print’ of the ad reads:  “Dear Mexican player, most foreigners think South Africa is rife with bribery and corruption. To live up to your misconceptions, we’re offering you – and your spectators – a free lunch if you lose tomorrow. Just bring  your Mexican passport  into any Nando’s restaurant between 14.00 and 17.00 and we’ll give you a delicious flame-grilled quarter chicken and chips each. Free. 

P.S. If you don’t have a passport, we’re sure someone can arrange one for you.”

Gotta love it !!  Anyway,  sadly for SA , no free meals for Mexicans but good thing for Nando’s !