Ghana beats USA 2-1

Celebrations have rocked the African continent after Ghana eliminated the American team in a score 2-1 in the World cup round of 16 match!Ghana's scored through Prince and Asamoah Gyan in extra time!Ghana the only African team have now made it to the quarter finals which is their first time.GO AFRICA !GO!

Slovakia Nails Italy 3-2

Slovakia in a suprising twist have nailed Italy in the World cup in a 3-2 score !The final 5 minutes being of high adrenaline moments

Nigeria-Argentina World Cup Match Scores

Argentina has taken an early lead in the World Cup match against Nigeria via a header by Heinze in the 6 mìnute! Tevez and Lionel Messi are giving the Nigerian defence a hard time with their classy moves!

Siphiwe Tshabalala Score Africa's First World Cup Goal!

South African soccer player Siphiwe Tshibalala has scored the first goal in the World Cup 2010 opening match against Mexico elating the African fans-go Bafana bafana go!The second half has been marked by incisive incursions by the South African team.However the young Mexican player Dos Santos, has proved enough trouble for the South African defence.This blog will live blog the African matches.keep it locked!Mexican player Rafael Marquez has leveled the score 1-1 almost 5 minutes to stopage time!The first match in the Fifa World Cup 2010 has ended with a draw. The fifa world cup was declared open by SA PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma.Bafana bafana you go boyz congrats coach pereira

World Cup 2010 Match Schedule

You can now download the official Fifa football World Cup 2010 match Schedule in PDF format  at the following download link, A day to the World Cup in South Africa and emotion are running high, people are surfing the internet to download the opening match schedule in order not to miss a single match and to find out when the games will be played and  what time they need to be glued to their mobile or Television screens.

For Kenyan fans the time zone between Nairobi, Kenya (UTC/GMT +3 hours)  and Johannesburg, South Africa (UTC/GMT +2)  is an hour.Therefore the opening match will be on Friday 11th June 2010 at 5.P.M,







Group Stage Match Schedule :

Friday, June 11 – 5PM – South Africa vs Mexico
Friday, June 11 – 9:30PM – Uruguay vs France

Saturday, June 12 – 5:00 P.M – Argentina vs Nigeria
Saturday, June 12 – 2:30 P.M – South Korea vs Greece
Saturday, June 12 – 9:30 P.M– England vs USA

Sunday, June 13 – 2:30 P.M – Algeria vs Slovenia
Sunday, June 13 –9:30 P.M  – Germany vs Australia
Sunday, June 13 –5:00 P.M – Serbia vs Ghana

Monday, June 14 – 2:30 P.M– Netherlands vs Denmark
Monday, June 14 –5:00 P.M – Japan vs Cameroon
Monday, June 14 – 9:30 P.M– Italy vs Paraguay

Tuesday, June 15 –2:30 P.M  – New Zealand vs Slovakia
Tuesday, June 15 –5:00 P.M  – Ivory Coast(Cote D'ivoire) vs Portugal
Tuesday, June 15 – 9:30 P.M – Brazil vs North Korea

Wednesday, June 16 – 2:30 P.M – Honduras vs Chile
Wednesday, June 16 – 5:00 P.M – Spain vs Switzerland
Wednesday, June 16 –  9:30 P.M– South Africa vs Uruguay

Thursday, June 17 –9:30 P.M  – France vs Mexico
Thursday, June 17 –5.00 P.M – Greece vs Nigeria
Thursday, June 17 –  2:30 P.M– Argentina vs South Korea

Friday, June 18 –2:30 P.M – Germany vs Serbia
Friday, June 18 – 5:00 P.M– Slovenia vs USA
Friday, June 18 – 9:30 P.M – England vs Algeria

Saturday, June 19 –5:00 P.M  – Ghana vs Australia
Saturday, June 19 –2:30 P.M – Netherlands vs Japan
Saturday, June 19 –9:30 P.M – Cameroon vs Denmark

Sunday, June 20 – 2:30 P.M – Slovakia vs Paraguay
Sunday, June 20 – 5:00 P.M  – Italy vs New Zealand
Sunday, June 20 –9:30 P.M – Brazil vs Ivory Coast

Monday, June 21 –2:30 P.M  – Portugal vs North Korea
Monday, June 21 – 5:00 P.M – Chile vs Switzerland
Monday, June 21 –9:30 P.M – Spain vs Honduras

Tuesday, June 22 –5:00 P.M – Mexico vs Uruguay
Tuesday, June 22 –5:00 P.M  – France vs South Africa
Tuesday, June 22 –9:30 P.M  – Nigeria vs South Korea
Tuesday, June 22 – 9:30 P.M – Greece vs Argentina

Wednesday, June 23 –5:00 P.M – Slovenia vs England
Wednesday, June 23 – 5:00 P.M  – Algeria vs USA
Wednesday, June 23 – 9:30 P.M– Ghana vs Germany
Wednesday, June 23 –9:30 P.M – Australia vs Serbia

Thursday, June 24 – 5:00 P.M – Slovakia vs Italy
Thursday, June 24 –5:00 P.M – Paraguay vs New Zealand
Thursday, June 24 –9:30 P.M  – Denmark vs Japan
Thursday, June 24 –9:30 P.M  – Cameroon vs Netherlands

Friday, June 25 – 5:00 P.M– North Korea vs Ivory Coast
Friday, June 25 –5:00 P.M  – Portugal vs Brazil
Friday, June 25 –9:30 P.M – Switzerland vs Honduras
Friday, June 25 – 9:30 P.M– Chile vs Spain

World Cup Match Schedule (Round Of 16)


Saturday, June 26 –5:00 P.M  –  Uruguay vs  South Korea
Saturday, June 26 –9:30 P.M –  USA vs Ghana

Sunday, June 27 – 5:00 P.M  – Germany vs England
Sunday, June 27 –9:30 P.M –  Argentina  vs Mexico


Monday, June 28 – 5:00 P.M – Netherlands vs Slovakia
Monday, June 28 –9:30 P.M –  Brazil vs Chile

Tuesday, June 29 –5:00 P.M – Paraguay vs Japan

Tuesday, June 29 –9:30 P.M  – Spain vs Portugal



I am updating the time slot for your convenience.

World Cup Tips:Safety & Security !

With less than 6 days and counting to the 2010 Fifa World Cup Kick off match in South Africa it is important to share some little tips with the world at Large.Over a billion eyes will be glued to the Television Screens all around the World to watch the World Cup Football finals .The eyes will watch with intense emotions, feelings ,loyalty, admiration,disdain ,hate and other emotions however my tip is we all need to remember "ITS JUST A GAME " .There will be losers and winners but that's the beauty of it.Its Just a Game.

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Unfortunately while there is relatively calm in many homesteads now since the games have not begun ,much will change in 6 days time.Indeed unfortunately due to misplaced feelings some will die due to small arguments, misunderstandings ..etc all over a game of football.So now the viewers can prepare themselves emotionally and mental after all "the World cup is just a game".Cheer your team but respect the right of others to cheer theirs. Do not brawl or fight,yet you are not even a player and perhaps will never be.Maintain a sense of decorum, enjoy your drinks but remember after all "its just a game".

There is blog that over the years monitors the bizarre killings and deaths that result due to World Cup and the deaths are reported in each and every continent across various strata of society and social classes.You can read it at the following link  , Its quite unfortunate and quite preventable for these deaths to occur.Hence; a lot of self control and self discipline is required.

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For those who will have traveled to South Africa, remember that the Country's crime rate is exceptionally high and that will not change ,no not even for this event.South Africa's 50 murders a day translate into 38.6 for every 100,000 citizens, compared to 0.88 in Germany, host of the last World Cup.Stay safe in this period do not become a crime statistic.

Shakira's ZaminaMina Official World Cup Song Remix

If there is a song that has comedic effect and that has received wide airplay in Africa is the 1986 hit song"Zamina Mina " by the group Golden Sounds which was renamed "Zangalewa" due to the popularity of the song.The song is now again receiving wide airplay thanks to a remix by celebrity musician 'Shakira". The new Zamina Mina (This Time for Africa )song has been chosen by FIFA and Sony Music as one of the official songs for World Cup 2010 to be held in South Africa. Shakira will  perform the song with the famous South African band Freshlyground.Unfortunately Sony have removed the song from YouTube citing copyright issues.

The catchy chorus of the song entertained us much in the 1980's and still catches my attention.The Chorus goes like :

Zaminamina hé hé
Waka waka eh eh
Zaminamina zangalewa
Ana wam ah ah

However a storm is brewing over  the song around the blogosphere, the Telegraph of UK features an Article that expresses the disappointment by South African fans.In the World2010Cup News website readers are postulating different but interesting arguments over the World Cup song stating that it could have as well been sang by the Original Band or an African Artiste. To some extent i concur, her chorus is just "too Mzungu".A World Cup song for Africa originally done by Africans could have been done better by Africans...The Somali born K'Naan's song "Waving the Flag "testifies to this.So what is your pick on this?

Jo'bulani-World Cup Final Ball Unveiled By Adidas !

It is golden, it is glittering -it is Jo'bulani the golden themed ball named after Johannesburg-the golden city ! Jo'bulani is the golden ball custom made by Adidas and will be used in the final game between victors in the 2010 World cup ceremony to be held in South Africa this coming summer.The FOOTBALL was unveiled on Tuesday  21 April, 2010.This is the second time the German ball maker Adidas are privileged to make the final ball.The Jo bulani has some unique features as indicated in this earlier press release  by Adidas.The world cup never ceases to amaze. So much is paid to each detail and people follow it with almost a religious fervor.

Which team will be in the final two ? Lets wait and see?

In the meantime you can buy a replica of the final ball from Amazon from the links provided:

KNaan Bags Artist of Year in Juno Awards

The renowned astounding Somalian Born Musician/rapper Keinan Abdi Warsame(stage name K-Naan)now resident in Canada yesterday bagged the artist of the year and songwriter of the year award in the Juno Awards held in St Johns ,Newfoundland and Labrador Canada. Knaan's song "Wavin The Flag" won him the accolades for song writer of the year .The Juno awards are the Cnadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards given to musicians and artistes in recognition of their outstanding achievements and performances in the music industry.

Knaan's song "Wavin the Flag" has been chosen as the 'Coca Cola Anthem 'for the' 2010 Fifa World Cup' to be held in .For certain, this young  musician's resilience has come to be appreciated worldwide as a symbol of success and determination in the most adverse of circumstances seeing that his Country of Naturalization has been embroiled for decades in strife and war.Knaan inspires many upcoming young African Artistes that they can make it big despite adversity ,inherent disadvantages or economic turmoil.

His song wavin the flag can be purchased from the Amazon link below:enjoy!



If you are like me i am sure you love this Spanish beats in Knaan's Song ,enjoy the YouTube video

World Cup Soccer T Shirts (2010)

The 2010 World Cup soccer/football craze is now on , a search on where to purchase the World Cup Soccer T-Shirts on Google yields over 2.9 million pages/hits.A similar search for World Cup 2010 football T- Shirts yields around 1.8 million web pages.Unfortunately most of the sites selling the World Cup shirts are foreign whereas the event is this time being held in Africa and one would presume that we would have more African companies taking the opportunity to brand their products and make killer sales by virtue that South Africa is hosting the event.


Reality is that many of the fans that will be traveling to Africa to witness the event would rather experience and or buy authentic and genuine African memorabilia(including Shirts, Jerseys, Key-rings, Bags..etc) .It is not too late to cash in on the tremendous E-Commerce opportunities available due to hosting the World Cup event.

That having been said if you are shopping for the various favourite national  football team Jerseys(T shirts) such as Brazil ,France,Argentina, England, Italy, Nigeria,Cameroon, Ghana, ...then Soccer.Com is your site with massive discounts,shop now by clicking on the adverts on this post;

FIFA World Cup 2010 Kick Off Ceremony Performers

An epic star studded performance with an uniquely African appeal is what guests to the Fifa 2010 world cup kick off celebration concert to be held a day before the World Cup 2010 opening Ceremony  in South Africa expect to get. The Fifa World Cup kick off ceremony slotted for 10 June 2010 at the Orlando Stadium in soweto/Johannesburg .

The opening ceremony however for the main event" the World Cup 201" being held for the first time in Africa will take place at the renovated Soccer city  Stadium(venue)the next day.

The Kick off concert at  the historic Orlando Stadium in the vicinity of Soweto suburbs-Johannesburg is expected to feature the following guest artistes:

• Amadou & Mariam, 
•  Vieux Farka Touré from West Africa and Vusi Mahlasela
• Angélique Kidjo,
• Black Eyed Peas,Alicia Keys, BLK JKS, John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, 

The 2010 Fifa world cup Kick off ceremony tickets  are available online at www.computicket.com

World Cup South Africa 2010 Qualified Teams

Call it football ,call it soccer...the drum beats of Africa are now rolling inviting their neighbors to come witness the peak of African hospitality, the diversity and richness of African culture and the resilience of the African continent in next years football World Cup matches to be held in South Africa in 2010 !

In its eighty years history , this will be the first time Africa is hosting the event  since its inception since 1930 making it of much significance to the content. African bloggers,vloggers ,podcasters... etc will take the opportunity to present a different picture of the continent to the World especially since western media always capitalize on the wars, poverty ,diseases conflicts,negative politics that encumber part of the continent.The perception of Africa will be changed to a great extent by the event that will feature 32 world national soccer teams.This blog takes the lead in this venture.Intense preparations are ongoing in South Africa to handle the volume of fans,security risks,accommodation, logistics etc that accompany hosting the event.

The teams that have qualified for next years football world cup include (Source FIFA website) by region are:

Africa

• Algeria (ALG)
• Cameroon (CMR)
• Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)
• Ghana (GHA)
• Nigeria (NGA)

• South Africa (RSA) HOSTS
  

Asia

• Australia (AUS)
• Japan (JPN)
• Korea DPR (PRK)
• Korea Republic (KOR)

Europe

• Denmark (DEN)
• England (ENG)
• France (FRA)
• Germany (GER)
• Greece (GRE)
• Italy (ITA)
• Netherlands (NED)
• Portugal (POR)
• Serbia (SRB)
• Slovakia (SVK)
• Slovenia (SVN)
• Spain (ESP)
• Switzerland (SUI)

North,Central America and Caribbean

• Honduras (HON)
• Mexico (MEX)
• USA (USA)

Oceania

• New Zealand (NZL)

South America

• Argentina (ARG)
• Brazil (BRA)
• Chile (CHI)
• Paraguay (PAR)
• Uruguay (URU)

 Match tickets for for the 64 matches that will be plaid can be purchased online from the FIFA website.It is important to note that the match tickets for the South Africa football World cup are being sold in phases with he first two phases already finished.The third phase will begin on Saturday December 5 , 2009.The price ranges for the tickets range from US Dollars $ 20(for persons on wheelchair ) to Dollars 2,100 to watch the finals.

All eyes are now turned to the Final draw that will take place on 4th December, 2009 at the Cape Town International Conference Centre(CTICC) 7 P.M South African time which will see the 32 qualifying teams lumped into 8 groups.The event will be beamed live to millions of anticipating viewers worldwide.From then forth fixtures will be known, opponents identified and intense preparations at team levels will begin.


The World Cup trophy which is the ultimate prize for the event  is already within the continent but it's a shame sometimes to see how humans glorify and  idolize the object(i know im hurting many feelings here).Its just a cup although it may elicit intense emotions but it remains just a cup, a lifeless object with no definite power to help those who overly adore or worship it .However without doubt this is one tournament that keeps its exhilarated fans on their feet constantly.The games affect work attendance, families, friendships etc to a near fatal extent sometimes.Notwithstanding the World will be watching South Africa World Cup 2010.The countdown begins.

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