Call it soccer, call it mpira, be it footsie or the "beautiful game" as the great Pele said. This year's championship in South Africa has a totally different feel. Not just for the noisy trumpets, the Vuvuzela (which remind one of thousand bee swarms)... Someone was saying because of the beleaguered continent; this is God's blessing. History. This is Africa's turn.
Many African players are now international stars making the sport more interesting; from Nkwako Kanu to Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o. Of course past world cup finals have featured African players but they have been in European and Latin American cities; nothing strange, a formality, almost. I think we have to thank Nelson Mandela; his aura , what his whole struggle represents. Rainbow colours...
MALIBUYEEEEE....!
2 comments:
South Africa, and Africa in general have a lot to thank Nelson Mandela for, among others creating a positive international image, but international soccer recognition would probably have happened for many African countries without his input. The sad truth is, that South Africa sucks at footer. The other fact is, that Africa is large. Very large. I suppose I get tired of people talking as if it was all one country. Its a bit like saying Evita Peron is the cause of South American soccer success. Nice sentiment here though! Here's hoping that the rest of Africa gets their turn some time!
Greetings! =D Nice blog! I'm from Brasil! This World Cup is the best on the history!
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