Not all South Africans have been supportive of the decision to grant their country the right to host next month’s World Cup. This advert for FNB, a major South African bank, aired in 2006. The fiercest criticism has come from white South Africans, something this advert directly addresses. Note how the white critic says “they” [...]
All 32 countries at the World Cup have this week announced their 30-man provisional squads for next month’s tournament. The coaches have until 1st June to pick their final 23. Algeria, drawn against England, USA and Slovenia, include seven home-based players in their squad but they will rely on those playing in Europe, in particular Portsmouth’s [...]
The World Cup will not just showcase South Africa, it also has the potential to reshape many people’s view of the continent as a whole. Most news stories that come out of Africa are negative: wars and humanitarian crises, despots and rebel leaders. From Darfur to Zimbabwe and Somalia to Guinea, when Africa makes the [...]
The new Fifa World Rankings are out and they don’t make pretty reading for South Africa. Bafana Bafana are ranked 88th, having fallen seven places following this month’s 1-1 draw with Namibia (a team with a school teacher at left back). No host nation has ever failed to reach the second round but South Africa [...]
I rather like these South African adverts for BP, inspired by the best football comedy sketch ever (not that the list is that long): Monty Python’s version of Greece versus Germany “There’s the Ubuntu strategy” “Some direction there from the car guards” “Stopping in the middle of nowhere again. That’s got to be a penalty” [...]
Africa’s World Cup hopefuls The Ivory Coast coaching circus is over. The last man standing is Sven Goran Eriksson, whose appointment was announced on Ivorian state television last night. Sven won’t find it easy. For a start, he doesn’t speak French. But at least he knows his opponents well. Portugal, who Ivory Coast play on 15th [...]
Best of African Club Football Let’s start with the African Champions League. Two big shocks in the first leg of the second round. Champions TP Mazembe were beaten 1-0 away to APR of Rwanda while Egyptian side Al Ahly, who have won the competition a record six times, lost by the same scoreline to Zimbabwe’s [...]
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