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Africa united behind Ghana's Black Stars in the quarterfinal
I remember that day, the sun was shining, the people were out, yellow was all around and you could hear vuvuzela sounds all the way into Gardens, Cape Town and further up the mountain. It was insane.
Myself, as well as a few friends decided to get ready and make our way to the Parade grounds in the CBD for the opening. Everyone fully geared, kitted in yellow.
I could describe it as one of my proudest moments. It could counter any bad thing that’s ever been said about this country. It proved to the world that we are not a poverty stricken corrupt government-owned country. We are more than that!
My point is; many doubted what South Africa was capable of during FIFA2012, and look what happened, look how it turned out. We are afraid of the wrong things..
too true. This country is full of innovators and critical thinkers, I suppose its just a case of bad PR, in a sense that all the bad gets out quicker than the great stuff. I suppose if we take a look at the other side of the coin, that gives us an upper hand, we can blow outsiders away everytime.
ReplyDeleteWe can. We just need believe that we can!
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