Go Black Stars!

My virtual vuvuzela. Tough match against Germany.

Red Card for FIFA

Patrick Bond blows a loud vuvuzela in FIFA’s ear. For what its worth, I agree with him. South Africa will probably lose money on the World Cup and why South African taxpayers should be on the hook for financing the stadiums and infrastructure for the games while the profits go to FIFA is beyond my comprehension.

PS: Go Black Stars! Make those Aussies wish they never came to South Africa!

Ghana 1, Serbia 0

The vuvuzelas were blaring away yesterday in Accra when Ghana beat Serbia 1-0 in their first World Cup match. The best part for me happened last Thursday, however. The host of a morning radio talk show was teaching his listeners Serbian phrases, speaking in Twi (the local language) and English. A typical sentence went something like “how to say ‘woho te-sain’ (how are you in Twi) in Serbian language: ‘kako si’.” It was great.