Africa’s Lack Of Pride…

June 22, 2010 by  

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saWCI’m always cautious when putting all my eggs in someone else’s basket. I know that when its crunch time the other person will try save theirs and drop what has been loaded by someone else. That’s the same caution I approach when deciding on important things in life, I’m always holding reservations for the things I’ve got no control over.

Some of my friends call it cynicism, others regard it as being pessimistic while those of religion will call it a lack of faith.

During the euphoric mood towards the World Cup Opening ceremony I cautioned many who thought the spirit will transpire into Bafana Bafana’s performance and turn them into World conquerers. Personally I expected Bafana Bafana to put a brave fight, to make an early exit but lose with dignity. My views were that our team is still young, meaning it’s now that Pareirra has finally chosen a number of players we need to stick to. Unfortunately he was unable to get his European based players for the two football preparation camps and had to fit them in a system which he had already built with local based players. The team was doing well in friendly matches because it had nothing to lose, any mistakes could be justifiable, be rectified but when the real games begin everything is at stake. When the stakes are high nobody wants to make mistakes but that’s where we are most vulnerable to make them.

When you don’t wanna make mistakes it unsettles you to make one and makes it very difficult for the team to regroup from undesirable mistakes.Panic when Uruguay took the lead was obvious and from there on Bafana Bafana lost the plot. Even sounds of the vuvuzela which is regarded as Bafana’s 12th player went silent. At that moment the message from supporters to the players was, “we’re disappointed at you for conceding a goal, we’ve given up, you’re on your own”.

A come back goal would ve been the only redemption. But the 2nd goal was the final rubbing of salt to the wound. At that point people started leaving the stadium. The 3rd goal was what Zuma said in trying to prevent his ANC from squeezing more blood out of Thabo Mbeki, he said they should stop trampling on a dead snake.

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I’ve maintained that Bafana Bafana will put on a good fight similar to that of their last World Cup appearance at Korea/Japan in 2002 where they won against Slovenia, drew with the same Uruguay which just humiliated them in our own soil and lost against Spain.

We’re standing a very good chance to warlop France which has been wrecked by internal chaos, maybe the football gods are on our side to make that dignified exit. But lets not expect the French to sit back and let our team run the show to collect three points and the required number of goals for the last 16.

Ghana missed an opportunity when they failed to beat the reduced Australians. They stand no chance against Germany for whom a win is a must or they go home. A win by Serbia will take Ghana out but if Australia wins it will go down to goal difference, not a good ground to stand on.

Cameroon’s fate has been sealed, they’re in the competition to honour FIFA requirements. Nigeria, Algeria and Ivory Coast are all playing a game of numbers. A team like Nigeria which lost against Greece doesn’t deserve to progress. They are meeting the South Koreans, a team which won their opening encounter with Greece.

Algeria is facing a hard to beat USA which is in search of all 3 points to make the next round. Against England, Algeria showed strong defensive ability but scoring goals counts more than a good defence and every team needs to score in order to win. Ivory Coast must win against Korea DPR and hope Brazil wins with atleast 3 goals against Portugal.

This World Cup has exposed football shambles in many African countries. Generally African countries don’t really have teams but can put together national individuals to form a team which represents a nation. There’s no team performance or playing in rhythm. They’ve got great individual stars scattered in major leagues in Europe but who can’t adapt to a national system and play in coherence with all the players that makes the team. National teams are disorganised, changing players in every national fixture on the basis of who’s available when a fixture appears. Some of these stars don’t wanna honour every fixture in the Fifa calender putting their team interests first but expect to be in the starting line up during crunch time.

There’s not much attention placed in junior national teams which are supposed to feed the senior national team by African football adminstrators. Countries hire coaches when facing major football tournaments for instant results and fire them when those results aren’t there.

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Even Pareirra whom we fell in love with on the 11th hour, was subject to lots of criticisms when he took over. His return after the dismissal of Joel Santana was not welcome by some. His camps in Brazil and Germany were criticised by others who felt that because the World Cup is here the team must also camp locally. They didn’t interrogate his plan or programme to understand why he chose to camp there instead of locally. Instead they fed the media which will take anything sensational. Having a team with players who consistently appear when the nation needs them and hiring a coach for a long term vision forms a huge part of preparation for events like World Cup.

African Countries also need to start putting confidence in their former football stars ans stop hiring expensive foreign coaches who desert them when family crisis occur, as was the case with Pareirra and the Ghana national team coach who left torwards African Nation’s Cup.

Secondly, though this has been branded as an African World Cup, none of the African teams stood and fought for the pride of the continent. They just participated like everybody else. Teams like New Zealand which is ranked 78th, showed better determination in their group than African teams. If only the countries can look at these kinds of issues, they can prepare better for future football competitions.

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114 Comments on "Africa’s Lack Of Pride…"

  1. Bee on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:37 am 

    Ok this is too looong. Read it later.

  2. Lehakoe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 1:47 am 

    AV, I love reading your posts. They’re always so immaculate and on point. I totally agree with your whole analysis.

    I think we had far too many expectations out of Bafana and those friendlies (with 12 consecutive games not lost) gave us false hope.

    When they went on that parade in Sandton, the international media laughed at us. One of the ESPN reports said “Well, they know they aren’t going anywhere beyond the first round so they may as well take advantage of the euphoria now before it’s dampened.”

    For what it’s worth, I’ll still donn my green and gold and hope for a miracle.

  3. Cnglema on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 3:05 am 

    GPY@ the ESPN reporter!so Pienaar was spot on in that “interview” that inspired a blog.

  4. siyamthandaskota on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 5:09 am 

    For a moment i thought this was sportlites article. Well written and authentic indeed. Here is the thing. Im one of those people who did not have all these high ridiculous expectations. Im very dissapointed in South Africans. For thinking that Bafana would make it to the semi finals, for instance. We all know that our national team has always been weak. I thought everybody was just supporting them. I will support them till the morning comes. Win or loose. Because im a proudly South African. If they dont crack it vandag, Life goes on.

  5. Kurupt on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:31 am 

    Spot on.To be honest I’m disappointed by all this african countries.
    Any african team that wants to level with teams such as argentina should 1st be a powerhouse in africa.
    Bafana bafana can’t even beat egypt but yet dream of being in de last 16.
    I don’t know whether we should put blame on the genetically modified food cause our boys sleep when they are not suppose to,that’s in the field.
    When they are suppose to sleep they are busy partying.
    Phillip is gone.We’ll the other world cups,that’s if we ever qualify,shit!!!

  6. Kurupt on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:41 am 

    @siya.Remember it is hosted in south africa for all the africans.
    Any african team that would have advanced would have done us proud.

    My baby mama said to our son “o tlo ralokela bafana bafana”
    He responded by saying “aaah bona ba phela ba jewa”

  7. ugogal on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 7:04 am 

    #prays#

  8. peggy on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:02 am 

    To be honest I think we put too much pressure on Bafana, we knew from beginning that our boys are not playing that good, we were expecting miracles. As for other African teams, i think they played well, even though the were unlucky with goals. Cameroon is the only team that really broke my heart from their first match with Japan. I am not a football expert but from what i have seen so far, our african brothers are physically fit but they lack communication skills. Anyways let us enjoy the tournament in the end there can only be one champion.

  9. Fruitcake on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:30 am 

    Whether we win or lose today, south africans will still have a reason to celebrate. If it is a win we celebrate going through to the next round and if we lose we celebrate breaking the record, damn we will be the first hosting country to be knocked out ka first round. So either way we are having a braai today, yipppeee. A part of me still wishes that Egypt had qualified

  10. kayk on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:37 am 

    Well we did not expect too much from Bafana Bafana, we were just showing the suport for them. Whether they win or lose we will suport them…

    As for the coach I never agree from the first place,but they said (FIFA) they Know what they are doing.. Go boys make us proud….

  11. mshefane on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:46 am 

    thiba ka mo, thiba ka mo..! phunya sele sele, bana baho shebile

  12. zwakala on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:46 am 

    AV..great article, Just what we wanted to hear..

  13. Lu on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:47 am 

    AV, you are the TRUTH!

  14. Dols on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:55 am 

    Good article indeed, it puts a lot into perspective, i love such columns…kep up the good work guys…@ Siya “For a moment i thought this was sportlites article” same here….

  15. pinana on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:02 am 

    Great points indeed.

    Nna shem, the one thing I noticed about African teams is that… they are just relaxed… Like, we need too many opportunities to score a goal… while other teams need just one opportunity and they are done…

    I really dont have much knowledge about soccer and the only times I have been so emotionally attached to soccer games has been during the World Cup TOurnaments…. but I have noticed that many of our teams play a backward game… you’d be having your hopes high seeing Jabulani going across the centre line, next thing someone passes him to the person right across the pitch… when theres way too much space in between the opposition and as a supporter you’d be thinking trying to dribble through them to get Jabulani in the direction of the poles would’ve been a beter option.

    Another thing, is how come most African teams (if not all) are coached by English/Western coaches who know nothing about the revolution? Isnt it possible that they train us with the perception that the West has about Africa and we end up having minimum results.

    It’s actually always very sad watching African teams… we play a really relaxed game.. it’s like we thinking ‘oh! another opportunity will come’ or ‘lemme take it there first so i will aim better’ and on the way it meets an opposition foot and it goes straight back… we are not fierce in our football, thats all I am saying..

    I dont see that aggressiveness that says ‘WE WANT TO WIN THIS THING’ It’s like we expecting to win without doing much work.. which is actually the normal mentality among Africans. Like help witll come from somewher else.. not through us working for it.
    Sick!

  16. Babe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:04 am 

    great article patriotism remains.
    OFFTOPIC: guys pls help!! Is it necessary to tella nrw partner that u’v had a miscarriage b4??? Im panicking,my bf proposed last nyt n i said yes ofcourse but this secret is rating me up. Last yr in may i miscarried n broke up with my x….in dec i met this new guy. Should i tell him? Isn it too late now? (Sorry AV for hijacking ur shine)

  17. Lehakoe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:18 am 

    @Babe. There’s no reason to tell him, that’s a part of your past. A miscarriage is sum’n beyond ur control. If u want to tell him, tell him. He should be mature enough to understand that such things happen.

    Mara le uena Babe u make it sound as if it’s a taboo to have a miscarriage. So I guess u also have to change ur perception on the matter.

  18. Babe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:36 am 

    L i DONT wanna tell him but i feel like im hidding the big dark secret from him esp now that we trying for a baby.

  19. Kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:44 am 

    AV and pinana seconded comrades! You know its better ukuhluleka nizamile but the way we were playing against Uruguay angazi, there was no sense of urgency.Don’t get me started on Cameroon!there was no reason whatsoever to lose against Denmark they were all over them but when it came to scoring goals angazi. Who the hell came up with this back passing tendencies?

    Lets hope today they are gonna play their hearts out, thats all we ask! That goes to all the African teams.

  20. Fruitcake on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:44 am 

    Well babe I think you shud have taken your question to the anything goes section or seeked counsel about the matter from a family member or close friend as they know both you and your partner.

    anywho I think you should tell him, the thing about a miscarriage is that it is not something that you easily get over, and it somehow affects how you will sometimes react towards children or having children of your own in future so by explaining everything to him, not only will you encourage support from him but he will also understand how you react teh way you may towards kids. and this kind of things always have a way of coming back to haunt ya, it is almost like not tellin your partner that you have a child so do tell him before your get married, secrets have a way of coming out and ruining the relationship and congratulations on the engagement

  21. Cleve2 on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:54 am 

    @ Babe tell him, at least he will know the truth. Especially if this is eating you up. Good Luck

    I am behind Bafana, I love Bafana. I did lose hope and was one of the people who walked out the stadium in Loftus. Thank God I didn’t see the 2nd and last goal. I was in the loo during the 2nd goal and it was so silent I knew then it was my cue to go. It was BLERRRRRRYYYYY cold. But I still love you Bafana, supporting you all the way. KAOFELA!!!!!!!

    Africa lets stand behind all our countries!!!!!!

  22. Siphe777akaLorrelai on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 9:59 am 

    Pinana, well said.

  23. Mathaz on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 11:21 am 

    I have got a soft spot for Africa as whole (blame Mbeki’s African Renaissance ideology)…it pains me when we find fault in Africa when there are so many things that are beyond our control. I don’t think that African players did not put in an effort to win games, they really did try but soccer is a game of “luck and opportunity”. Tshepo insulted African players when he said that they play good quality football overseas but when they play for their national teams, they then become aware that their Africans, like WTH??

    It’s sad that the teams did not perform as we would have wanted but most African teams are way below their interanational counterparts when it comes to funding, sponsorship, development and infrastructure. It’s not fair on us to say players lack pride hence they performed the way they did, Rooney, Kaka and Messi, big interanational stars are yet to score a goal but i don’t see their media blaming them, instead they are rallying behind them. Ronaldo also scored one but people have faith that he will do better, why can’t we support our African stars?

  24. GA on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 11:42 am 

    great article and comments guys…Pinana, well said indeed.

    Like siya, i have never had high hopes for Bafana, and so im not dissapointed..if anythings, their efforts untill the Urugua game are commendable.
    Moving 7 points “up” the rankings is something to pat them on the back for.
    Atleast they did not loose the opening game. And even if they had, i personally would not have been dissapointed in them per say. If they dont make it through the fisrt round…well, i still wont be disa[pointed in them. Everything concidered, the journey they had since the confed is something to be proud of. And they have a loooong way to go still.

    Im not sure i understand though. Was it imperative that because the WC is on the African soil, then an african team must win?
    I think there is a lot to say about why the african players are not doing well, lack of pride, western coaches, development, SAFA, SAFA, SAFA, SAAFAA..many points mantioned in the comments…but for now, im just looking at it as a game, they are doing bad just as some teams are doing bad. And we must have this debates as soon as this tournament ends to prepare us the next bunch of soldiers in 2014 (is it?).
    And when we do start with the debate, i shall pull out an interview ya Gavin Hunt on sportlite about his opinion on Bafana, the coaches, Supersport’ style of play vs bafana’s etc. He made great points. And goddamnit were are people like Tim Noakes in strategic places SAFA?…

    Anyway…as i was saying. For now, its all a game, they loose they loose, like all other teams, and im proud of bafana.

  25. GA on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 11:47 am 

    yuuuu Mathaz…that first line and the point in bracket, i nearly broke down in tears just now….

    Back to sport

    But “indeed”, that is mentality to bear in mind even in sport.

    And you make great points Mathaz, totally agree.

  26. Bee on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 11:52 am 

    @Babe tell him jo otherwise he’ll be angry when he find out later. People don like partners with secrets like that. On the hand if u not tellin him that doesn make u a lier coz he haz never asked or has he? I agree with Fruitcake u need a counselling as well thats only if u didn attend any.

    At end of the day the dicision is all yours Babe and the truth is you know whats the right thing to do.

  27. pinana on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:15 pm 

    @mathaz… good. You are so right that our teams lack this and lack that… which makes them play poorly.

    I still think there is s big evident difference between somebody who plays his heart out but we can tell that it’s just because of the lack of resources that he’s not getting too far…. and someone who has made the lack of resources an excuse for not going far.

    For an example, take two children who live in the rural areas and use candle light to study. The one child says… “I only have candle light” and he gets candle light results. The other pushes beyond those boudaries.. and sponsors even head-hunt him… coz it is evident that his heart is in the right place… he can succeed because he works his ass off.

    Funders wont just fund our African teams because they lack better infrastructure… they have to look at whats in it for them – if the team isnt doing what they are supposed to do – PLAY BALL… them we are afraid we will forever be classified as ‘lacking funds’

    I even think not having the best infrastruture should then make our teams stronger coz then they play under tougher situations – not weaker.

  28. foxulady on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:31 pm 

    Judge to child: Do you want to live with your mother?
    Child: No
    Judge: Why?
    Child: She beats me.
    Judge: Okay, so you want to live with dad?
    Child: No
    Judge: Why not?
    Child: He beats me too.
    Judge: So who do you want to live with?
    Child: BAFANA BAFANA
    Judge: WHY??
    Child: They never beat anyone! :-)

  29. zwakala on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:35 pm 

    Nice one Fuxulady…:-)

  30. Vesa on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:37 pm 

    I’m with you Siya and GA! I’m too much of a realist to have even dreamt that Bafana would reach the semi finals. Nevertherless, I still support them.

    Was it imperative that because the WC is on the African soil, then an african team must win? No it wasn’t imperative at all.

  31. Bee on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:47 pm 

    Kwakwa this is the good one foxulady um stealing this one already lol.

  32. Mathaz on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 12:53 pm 

    Pinana i hear you and indeed logic dictates that they should perform better coz they play under harsher environment but that is not the case at all…soccer is not only about 11/22 men chasing after a ball to score a goal, there is psychological, phyical, emotional preparedness for a team to perform better. I know people are tired that we should stop blaming others for our failures but to judge and to understand the politics of Africa, one needs to understand where we come from and jah colonialism and neo-colonilalism is partly to blame….

  33. foxulady on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 1:00 pm 

    Guys am 100% behind Bafana Bafana

  34. pinana on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 1:08 pm 

    Yes, soccer is really more just the 90 minutes. Yes, there’s psychology attached and emotional preparedness that is needed. Then isnt that the reason then Africans are supposed to perform better cause their harsh conditions should have prepared them psychologically and emotionally.

    And yes, the politics of Africa might be complicated and colonialism might be at the root of all this.. but…

    A friend of mine asked…. how come these people were able to colonise us in the first place? Were we not just weak nje, in the first place, and unable to stand up for ourselves and our beliefs and mannerisms? Why isit it that we were colonizable?(lol)

  35. Babe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 1:35 pm 

    thank u Lehakoe..Fruitcake…Cleve2…Bee
    What ya’ll r saying makes sense to me-eish i dhudv done it earlier now its gonna b the lobola n all that.eish.

    Sorrry AV-was in a dillema here

  36. Lehakoe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 1:59 pm 

    I agree with u pinana. I dnt want to go into the economics of globalisation but ultimately it leaves Africa on the periphery. And quite frankly I dnt think colonialism has anything to do with soccer.

    Those African players on the English and Spanish Leagues put in their all when they’re playing there because those teams pay for their livelihood. In the end, they are not able to come together with their home-based players because they haven’t had the time to accustom themselves with the style of play the coaches have put in place.

    The home teams are short-changed by those who come back with stars on their foreheads; we put them at the helm and expect magic tricks. When there is no chemistry btwn the players, there won’t be any results on the field.

  37. foxulady on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 2:08 pm 

    Please join me as we pray harder for Bafana Bafana. Together….

    Our bafana, who art in Bloemfontein, hallowed b thy goals, thy world cup come, thy wil b done in Bloemfontein as in Gautamala, give us France our daily bread, forgive Mexico as we forgive Uruguay 4 beating us, and lead us into 2nd round but deliver us from being beating, 4 I am the bigest suporter, 4 win or lose,4 ever n ever, Amen.

  38. Kentse on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 2:22 pm 

    I hate soccer but am watching and supporting Bafana for mere simple reason that I am South Africa and will support anything South African. I just wish by some miracle that tonight Bafana get blessings from our ancestors and score one, two or even three goals. If not I will not love them less. Go Bafana win or lose you are our very own. I like you more when you score and do that Make the Circle Bigger dance. ITS COOL. Good luck my fellow countrymen. We are proud of you NOMAKANJI.

  39. Jikka on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 2:25 pm 

    Tjooo,,and the award for Top Phillip email forwarder goes to,,,,tl tl tl,,,*hides behind praying crowd*

  40. Lela on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 2:25 pm 

    Amen! Lol

  41. foxulady on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 2:49 pm 

    @Kentse Tli tli tli tli

  42. kakapana on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 3:17 pm 

    oh my, i love your post foxulady, i have just stolen it and forwarded it to all my friends.

    amen

  43. Ntonto on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 3:30 pm 

    *hides with Jikka * while praying !!

  44. ugogal on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 3:58 pm 

    #still praying#
    We just can’t give up now
    we’ve come too far from where we started from
    nobody told us the road will be easy and i dont believe He brought us this far to leave us!

  45. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:13 pm 

    Singing along with ugogal

  46. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:18 pm 

    Lets go Bafana make us proud!

  47. sponono on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:32 pm 

    Ha! here’s sumthin to be proud of..LOL the word vuvuzela has made it on Urban dictionary

    vuvuzela
    June 17
    a mind-numbing torture device made of cheap, brightly colored plastic. It resembles a horn but its pitch cannot be changed. It is being used during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
    e.g “I thought I heard an angry swarm of bumblebees, but it was the sound of vuvuzelas playing at the World Cup.”
    by teller of truths

    innnerestin

  48. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:42 pm 

    Mntungwa!!

  49. pinana on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:51 pm 

    Mkhabela!

  50. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 4:58 pm 

    Killer!Yes!!

  51. posh on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 5:04 pm 

    Pienaar bathong! Why is he falling down so easily!

  52. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 5:10 pm 

    This is what we are talking about, giving 100% thats all!

  53. Lehakoe on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 5:18 pm 

    shapa bafana shapa!
    lol sponono Time magazine voted the vuvuzela as the most annoying sound of the century/year….

  54. Jikka on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 5:21 pm 

    Ayooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,,,Show dem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  55. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:22 pm 

    Well at least we tried today.

  56. Jikka on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:32 pm 

    Eishhhh,,,All those missed chances. Am glad that they were at least pushing today, but immediately after the goal of the French, they kinda lost the plot. Pienaar is useless,,period!,,*not hiding*.

  57. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:49 pm 

    And now for the other African teams to make us smile. Nigeria you can do this, lets go!

  58. Jikka on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 6:59 pm 

    Nigeria really need a miracle. I dont know whats wrong with them, somethin’ is just amiss.If they win and Argentina also wins against Greece,,they stand a chance in going thru 2 nxt round.

  59. kazisongo on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 8:02 pm 

    If Argentina wins all Nigeria needs to do is to beat South Korea 1-0 and they go through

  60. Brown Shuga on Tue, 22nd Jun 2010 11:52 pm 

    Lela, Bee and maybe Soul Sista, no new posts please lalani… We’re mourning Bafana and Nigeria

  61. Lela on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 1:27 am 

    Lol,worse 2day i slept early only 2 wake up to this. Well let me read my book in peace.*equmbe esisifu*

  62. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:33 am 

    Lol… BS
    Ok this mourning thing just came at the right time when I’m a a little bit busy… and it will give me some time to catch up with past articles. :-)

    Shame @Lela, askisi….

  63. Kiki on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 8:56 am 

    Lets hope and pray Ghana does us proud tonight. We support you Ghana!!!!!

  64. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 9:37 am 

    Can sum1 explain why did the rance coach refuse to shake our coach’s hand.

  65. pinana on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 9:46 am 

    LOL funny that I was coming her to ask that exact question, @Fezzy.

  66. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:07 am 

    I wud really like to know. Uyenzeni uParreira?

  67. Fruitcake on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:15 am 

    Hayi that coach is a sore loser qha, he never thought that he would be beaten by south africa.

    Oh our boys did us proud izolo, that was a world class performance they gave, they indeed made a GRAND exit. I am sad but proud at the same time and the Bloemfontein crowd held it down till the last minute, big ups to them, they made me so proud to be from free state.

  68. mama ka Gundi on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:16 am 

    No new blog haii BS this is becoming a tendency ….tjo!

  69. zzzzzzz on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:40 am 

    Tendency indeed MakaGundi.

  70. FunkyFK on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:53 am 

    BS – what are supposed to do now? fully agree with mama ka gundi – this is becoming a tendency.

  71. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 11:11 am 

    Vele its becoming a tendency…BS said we are supposed to be mourning…she shud have posted a mourning blog ke.

  72. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 11:28 am 

    LOL… look at these addicts

    I cant wait for the WC to end we are really suffering.

  73. Cleve2 on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 11:44 am 

    True that Soulsis, you are really suffering. mara mina I am still enjoying the tourists.

    Tjo yest I was bombarded with hot ARGETINIANS asking for directions. Tjo those guys are friends cos they are hot. There is no ways everyone in the circle can be THAT hot! TJO!!!

  74. lwandie on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 12:11 pm 

    I almost said an “Anything Goes part 3″ would have been a good idea along with… eer, a 1 minute silence for Bafana Bafana and Nigeria…then I remembered the rampant Juvie Mkuhlane ….too much mad cow disease napha.

    Eeeish Bafana,too many missed chances with the French bathong,but a respectable exit score all the same.Hayi ke Wimbledon is upon us and the little footie bones that were starting to grow on me are going, going … gone…!!!!Federer,Serena,Venus here I come!!!

  75. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 12:35 pm 

    Angisafuni ukuzwa nge WC manje and I wont be watching any soccer matches.

  76. foxulady on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 12:52 pm 

    Dear Bafana Bafana,

    I am choking back the tears as I am writing this. Not tears of dismay or disappointment but tears of pride and joy and also tears of shame. Not ashamed for anything you did, but my own shame.

    You see, after years of being an overly SA optimistic type, I became a very SA negative person – seriously considering my move to “greener pastures” in other countries. I had been hijacked and robbed and feeling like a prisoner in my own home just wasn’t cutting it for me. I was sick of the social divide and the hostility we all seemed to harbour because of our history. It was not ayoba.

    But then you came, Bafana, you and your stellar performance at the Confederations Cup in 2009 and your 13-match unbeaten run with the win over Denmark to ice the cake. I had been annoyed with South African sport for years – but you rekindled a feeling that I seemed to have lost.

    When the biggest sporting event in the world opened in our backyard and the sounds of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika echoed through the entire country, I felt so proud of what you had done for Mzanzi and I started to fall back in love with my country of birth. You drew the opening game and we all got our hopes up and we all started thinking that we could make something special happen. The loss to Uruguay wasn’t so great and people started losing faith, but not me. I flew my flag and I wore that yellow shirt that made me look like an oversized canary.

    The task against France seemed an impossible one but with the team on strike, we couldn’t help but feel as if though we could make history, and we did. Despite not progressing to the second round of the competition, you still beat France for the first time ever. And you beat them with pride, like soldiers would. You went out fighting and playing your hearts out – and that is all we really wanted.

    See, Bafana, it is okay to be disappointed but we are not discouraged because you have, after a very tough couple of months, brought us all together again. You have reignited our passion for our beautiful country – our diverse country with so much to offer.

    Yes, we have problems, many of them but if you – one simple ordinary football team – can achieve such great things then what is stopping us from doing the same? Your performance in the 2010 World Cup will be the foundations for our future heroes and leaders – one that will inspire so many kids to follow in your footsteps and achieve great things.

    So thank you, Bafana. Thank you for being so special and digging yourself a place inside of my heart to give me that hope I lost, the hope that made me forget that we can say “ja, no” and “just now” – and actually know what it means. You have reminded me that we have come a pretty long way since 1994 and while we still have a long, long way to go – we need to all just suck it up and do it. You’ve given me hope that, together, we can make a difference. Through the ayobaness of it all and through the heartbreak and downfalls – we have a chance to show the world that despite being a small country, we’re actually pretty okay and we have such a bright future ahead of us.

    Thank you Bafana for uniting our nation, thank you for finally become more than just our national football team – thank you for becoming heroes to each and every one of us. I really hope that your achievements and your passion will translate to the powers that be and to the ordinary citizens so that we can make Mzanzi even more ayoba. While there will always be issues we all disagree on, at least we are all working towards the same goal. I love you for what you have done.

    And if you are upset about being knocked out, well, at least you aren’t North Korea, or England…or Italy, there is always Brazil in 2014.

    Much love,
    :-)

  77. Bee on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 1:29 pm 

    Kwakwa@Ms Lelo. Maybe u shud have posted “anything goes” but again we all know when that happens some of us “regular bloggas” are forced to silent blog xa sekufika iiNewcomers aka Silent bloggas and attack and some of them lies. So for me its ok i can live with that at the moment.

  78. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 1:33 pm 

    Foxulady u shud have given this letter to BS and she shud have posted it as our Mourning Article.Great work Foxulady…touching.

  79. Kazisongo on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 1:45 pm 

    @Fezzy I totally agree *wiping away tears*

  80. Cleve2 on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 1:50 pm 

    Fezzy that is a good idea. Foxu I love you just as much as I love Bafana *tearing and sniffing*

  81. GA on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:07 pm 

    Eish, im a little said Pareira is leaving the boys…he was on to something.
    I hope and i pray that this isnt the bigining of another coach drama or SAFas drama.
    And i nominate Gavin Hunt!…*sigh*

    I jsut have this feeling that very soon bafana will be back to the state we hate and France will have risen from the ashes.

    Otherwise, im still feeling phillip.

  82. mama ka Gundi on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:08 pm 

    Oh Foxylady…this should definatly be sent to Bafana Bafana !!

  83. FunkyFK on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:34 pm 

    Eish, this is one loooooooooong day.

  84. Fruitcake on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:34 pm 

    foxulady plagiarism is a very serious offence, unless of course you are the original writer who posted the letter on sport24.co.za. I swear i read the unedited version of the letter on that website and I nearly bit my toungue when I saw the replica here.

  85. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:35 pm 

    They shud take Lucas Radebe and make him the new coach and hope he wont be drunk during training sessions. The guys was pap drunk at the concert.

  86. Fezzy on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:38 pm 

    Hhayi Foxlady kanti unjani?

  87. Kiki on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 2:58 pm 

    @ Fruicake, I saw that post too but I thought I was seeing things and didnt want to be accused of H****G…lol

  88. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:01 pm 

    hahaha, haibo so foxulady is just the copy and paste kinda gal?
    tl tl tl tl… @ the replica

  89. posh on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:01 pm 

    @kiki I can’t wait for Argentine to SHAPA Spain!!! you better avoid Maradona’s boys

  90. foxulady on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:13 pm 

    hai you guys I never said I wrote this .jah this a copy and paste lol.Its an e-mail

  91. Kazisongo on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:19 pm 

    Mara fouxlady nayizolo bakukhuzile ngalendaba uyaphinda futhi, hayi maan uzosibophisa…..GPY

  92. Fruitcake on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:27 pm 

    Hawu, kiki how could you be accused of hating if you just merely stating the facts? nakhona it is not like you have a personal vendetta against her, I doubt that you know her personally

    @ foxulady, you never acknowledged the source and you took credit for the work that is never yours and it was not the first tym in future just credit the relevent peeps and errybody(including the author/site owner) will be happy, ait!

  93. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:31 pm 

    I had just deleted what wrote about acknowledging the source, and I thought let me just shut up… but @Fruitcake you’ve said it all *wink*

  94. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:32 pm 

    i just thought of Mpumi and XtraLarge’s article…

  95. Kazisongo on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 3:34 pm 

    @SS I thought about that article too

  96. mama ka Gundi on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:00 pm 

    Haaaaawuuuuuuuuuuuu izingebengu kwi JC haaa!! *ebabaza*
    Hawuuuu FOXYLADY..uyasiyeka sicoma kanti jy is jackal hawuuu !!
    GPY ur exposed ….kwakwkwakwakwa !!

  97. Groupie on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:20 pm 

    u gotta love JC!! GPY

  98. cherri ka cleo on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:37 pm 

    hahahahahahahahaa haayi mama ka gundi!! ORDER PEOPLE ORDER!!
    Let her shine maan people haawu!!!

  99. Mathand' izinto on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:42 pm 

    wagagagagagaagagag niyangibulala kodwa JC bloggers

    GPY wena Foxylady uyihlathi nje you should have done exectly wahat they telling you futhi yinde nje lendaba yakho

    tli tli tli tli

  100. NQOBILENNN on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:45 pm 

    Ey Mama ka Gundi, u have a way with words ngiyakuvuma shem, ure da skhokho of phoxaring creatively.

  101. soul sista on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 4:48 pm 

    Kwaaaaaaa, and then… Mama ka Gundi? Please I’m too tired to laugh…. kwakwakwakwa
    @cherri ka cleo and you just had to finish me off with calling for order in the JC house….*dies a thousand deaths*

  102. posh on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 6:04 pm 

    I want USA to go thru the second,we still need them to spend their dollars in SA, I cant connect with Algeria!

  103. lwandie on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 7:31 pm 

    heheee who needs an article when J.C bloggers are around mama ka Gundi you killed me tjo!!!…lol awww foxulady bo faka isource next time sana,we will still enjoy the article the same way ne.

    Here’s the source before lawyers desend upon J.C. lol

    http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/WorldCup/My2010WorldCup/Thank-you-Bafana-20100623

    Dankie Mr Ant Sims..Foxy experienced a power cut before crediting the article to you *wink*

  104. kakapana on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 8:08 pm 

    @ Fezzy, haybo yazi ngangithi ngimbona ngedwa u Rhooo ukuthi he’s drunk. he was stumbling all over the place.

    I share the same sentiments Posh, good thing Landon Donavan scored that goal just in the dying moments of the game.

    tl tl tl tl!!!! I love JC. wasnt there another “lovely, touching” essay that was written by Foxulady oen of these days. ngaze ngamncoma nami….

  105. Matric on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 9:38 pm 

    Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa FoxyLady hahahahahahaha.Tjo!

  106. Lela on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 1:30 am 

    Lol @Fox,kunini unconywa nawe ujabule bese when u r xposed uthi u neva said it was urs while u neva said it wasnt urs either. Lalela ke dade if u dnt knw d source u say source unknwn or email if u got it as an email cz plagiarism is a criminal offence.

  107. kakapana on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 3:45 pm 

    I just recieved this E-MAIL from a friend…

    South Africans /ITUMELENG/ because /RENEILWE/ opportunity to host the world cup. /TEKO/ ena is not an easy one but we have /TSEPO/ that /KATLEGO/ will be ours. /SIYABONGA/ Bafana Bafana for the brilliant performance you have displayed recently, ama-goals /ANELE/ but if you score more we won’t complain. I know that you boys will /SURPRISE/ the world because /SIPHIWE/ a very good coach. Bafana Bafana games sold-out tickets and this is a real /SIBONISO/ that South Africans are behind their team. Bafana Bafana be brave like /STEVEN /who was stoned to death because he stood for what he believed was right. Every young South African /THANDUYISE/, Nelson Mandela, because he worked very hard to bring the world cup here in Mzansi. South Africans BONGANI the Lord Almighty for He blessed our country like He blessed the /DAVIDS/ and the /JOSEPHS/ in ancient times. To all the critics and rebellious people out there: “Ka moya wa /KAGISHO/, beware of /AARON/’s stick. This world cup ga se ra e /THWALA /but we have worked hard for it”.

    Bafana Bafana be sharp like my /PARKER/ pen and enjoy your games like I enjoy reading my /MACBETH/ book and the Book of /MATTHEW/ and surely tomorrow you will make us proud. I am 100 % behind Bafana, Re kaofela.

  108. soul sista on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 3:51 pm 

    Thats very creative

  109. mama ka Gundi on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 4:07 pm 

    Shiya phantsi ubungebengu wee foxylady uzozihlaza la its JC ulifakwa libuyo nodanga!!

  110. Maxelo Chauke on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 4:15 pm 

    OBITUARY OF THE LATE BAFANA! MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE – http://three65vibe.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/phillip-was-here/

  111. kakapana on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 6:38 pm 

    OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! Italy is out!!!!!!!! I’m sooooooooo happy!!!!!!!

  112. kazisongo on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 7:03 pm 

    Cannavaro can come cry on my shoulder anytime!

  113. kakapana on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 7:29 pm 

    lol @ Kazisongo, mina I’ll take Zambrotta

  114. Authentic views on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 7:57 pm 

    Apologies for not being available to engage you guys, I wrote this piece when I was on my way to honeymoon… I mean a 2 day getaway to celebrate my birthday alone. I don’t know where to start now.

    @Babe, sorry to hear about ur miscarriage. Personally, I’m not an expert in these issues but if indeed is bothering you, my advice is talk with a professional helper perhaps she/he can even assist you on how you can bring out this issue.
    Thank you for all your comments

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