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I pray for a draw

This is a good result for super eagles.

YAH,disapointing indeed.We where never really in the game,and deserve to loose.although the second goal was an offside,we where still going to loose.Our boys where not playing,slow,loosing possesion.And the coach was not helping the cause,he was like a captain who was watching his ship sinking without doing anything to save it.After halftime Bernard Parker should have replaced Teko Modise and Novethe for Tshabalala.

But like any South African I say hope is not all lost,there are possibilties and at the moment we can only hope and pray.

I wish Naija all the best against Greece,and they must remember that a loose for them today means ticket to Abuja.So make us proud.We need that first goal and first win.

Naija must wet their hands with Grease so that they could look to the South to conquer Korea

^^I fully agree with you,this means countries like Nigeria,Egypt,Morocco cannot bid to host anytime soon since they're 'hosting' the tournament this year.

Africa is a continent,we have different countries who runs their countries differently and people who have different beliefs and cultures.We all look black but we're definetly not the same people and should not be grouped together.
So I aggree with the poster,there is nothing called African world cup,because Africa is not a country.

~Bluetooth:
Ndubisi Odunwa!!!!!!!. Is that a nigerian name ?

Ndubuisi Odunwa!! is a Nigerian name,he is a Igbo man

If you want the meaning let me know,I will break it down,he

Yeah,the boys did not play at all,but all hope is not lost,if Mexico and France Draw,we will have our own destiny back in our hands against France.Hard work and Miracles will needed.

I am fully behind Naija,Ghana,Cameroun and IV.

As South Africans we where not trying to proof that we can win the tounament but to proof that Africans can host the world class event with distingtions.

We are a sporting nation where soccer is one of the sports,and I accept that we're not yet world beaters but we're feared in other sporting codes where we're world champions.

So goodluck to all African teams,where soccer is everything.

I think lack of proper preparation cost Camerron this game,but my gut tell me they'll make it through they've got enough quality and the right mix of experience and youth.
I know that atleast four African countries will make it to the last 16.

Aloy+Emeka:
There are no improvements abeg. The banking sector was there and it was even Abacha who straightened banking in Nigeria. Stop giving us props where there is really none to celebrate.

I guess your glass is half empty,while I think mine is half full.Let me say this in South Africa I have just launched an NGO with some friends,that is trying to instill hopes and dreams of youngsters in South Africas poorest townships.Our organisations will exposes this kids to the other world within South Africa.They will meet succesful people,visits their companies and be inspired.They will be shown the possibilities that exist within their country.Thier family,schools,community will be involved.Without going into details we are trying to change our peoples mentalities,from how they raise their families,to giving them control over their lives,most importantly we want kids to have unlimited rights to dreams,kids must feel like they could achive anything and our role is to give them information and guidance.And so far we have positive responses from private sectors,locally and internationally and even the goverment is interested in helping us.14 millions of South Africans are getting goverment grants and we want to help their children to move up the ladder of the food chain and instill not only self respect but also independence mentality.

My point is really as citizen there is soo much we can do,and in Africa,South Africa and Nigeria included the possibilities are there for ordinary people like you and me to change our history and our peoples lives without being politicians.If your goverment could kill you or arrest you for doing what we are doing in South Africa then I'll understand.Nigeria is a democratic and I belive citizen are not banned from developing their people and country.One Nigeria,one future.

Definetely developing,maybe not quick enough for your liking but I bet my two cents Nigeria is one for the future.Africa is moving,and hope everybody feel that movement.

seanet02:
@rsa while i do recommend your appreciation of Nigeria, let me tell you that Nigeria is a false entity. We must brake up before we can have progress. Really sorry for my language in the previous post, imagine people living under $1 a day while a senator earns over $100,000 monthly. Accept my apologies. Will like to know you more. You sound so optimist.

No need to apologise,I know how emotional Nigerians are when it come to their country.Personally I don't think breaking up is a solution,Nigeria's power is in their numbers.If you break ,your countries will be another Togo's or Chad(no disrespect intended),you'll have no influence and also it won't garanteed peace or working goverments for all the breakaways countries.You are giant of Africa because of your numbers,when you talk people listen because you're Nigerians.Now why would you throw that away because of lousy politicians?
Yes it is sad that 80% of Nigerians lives under poverty line according UN but there is power behind those people,if they recoup?the world knows how far Nigeria will go.And I thing they are starting to get their act together,Nigeria just like other African countries are developing at a fast pace,Constraction,Banking,Telecomunication,Information and Tourism sectors where underdeveloped and are growing at a high pace in Africa.Africa is the future and Nigeria will play a very important role in determining it.As Africans we need a succesful Nigeria.Criticise while your building,don't critices while folding arms.You're not helping the cause.

seanet02:
@rsa you are not the person to preach to us, what the hell do you mean by Nigeria people are not patienti? So you want us to pretend as if everything is okay. We cannot be suffering and at the same time smiling. Carry your foolishness somewhere else

I meant maybe you guys are expecting little too much too quickly.The democratic goverment in Nigeria started ruling only 11 years ago,and there have been some improvement.Look at the telecomunication,Banking and other sectors in the country which are doing well.Concentrate on making the private sector bigger,goverment has no control over them,build your own schools,roads and other services which work perfectly and all this will takes time and patience,develop that culture of building for the long run and since   the politicians are one of us they will follow soon.Nigeria is full of opportunities for those who have visions,and most people are blind sighted by the negatives that they cannot see them.Your country is indeed a great nation but  its a pity that its citizen cannot see it.
Remember you own Nigeria,you've got the same right as any politician in your country so take control.Stop complaining,Start building now.

I also find it amaising how all this theft happens to high profile people,I mean what is the better way of making a story a headline than stealing from a journalist?

I think Nigerian are too hard on themself,Looking at Nigerian history with all her past corrupt Military leaders to where it is now I think the country is doing well.I think the biggest problem with Nigerians is they're too impatient,they want success now,Rome was not build in one day.There are crop of new leaders emerging from the country who want Nigeria to claim its rightful position in the world,and I believe given a chance and time the country is heading to that direction.I also belive that Nigerians should not compare or compete with other nations rather set your own goals, targets and time based on your stregths and weaknesses.From where I am sitting Nigeria is on the right track but I aggree that we should also be our goverment biggest critics and not only criticise when things go bad but also praise when the goverment is doing good job.

If you read South African media about South Africa,you'll probably think the country is a hell and that nothing works,a one hour of power interuption will be reported on by major newspaper for the whole week.A pothole after a rainy season will make the headline in all newspapers.Newspapers will report how they phone the road agencies and how the phone rang for ten minutes or how clueless and unprofesional  the operator was,if the pothhole is not fixed in a week time,we will wake up with headlines like 'South Africa is heading  Zimbabwe route'.And we have a crimerate and HIV infections that is second to none,uncontrolled influx of immigrants to the country,high unemployment amongst the less educated,mostly blacks.My point is we have serious problems as well but as a country we have a common goal,which is the development of South Africa.

And that is the only thing Nigeria should learn from South Africa,work together for the betterment of you country,criticise constractively and praise where it is due.
And remember that Nigeria is bigger than any tribe,language,person or kingdom,Nigeria must always be the bigger picture.

Fifa said during the opening match there was 60 000 thousand vuvusela in the stadium,imagine if the was the same number of trumpet,or same number of drums,it would create the same problem.Personaly I think the solution is to control the number of vuvusela in the stadium,and maybe not allow it in certain stand,especcially where comentators are sitting.I must say though blowing vuvsela at the stadium is fun,although I hate it when watching the match on TV.

Good luck to all African teams,Ghana made us all proud and although Nigeria lost but they showed courage and gave us hope that they will win in their next two remaining games.

Africa should win it this time,it is our time.Ke nako.

De Klerk: South Africa specializes in miracles
By RAF CASERT (AP) – 16 hours ago

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For Nobel Peace Prize laureate F.W. De Klerk, soccer in South Africa has changed as much as the country itself.

From growing up in an upper class white setting and never considering playing the sport, to the reality of today with every hue of the "rainbow nation" rooting for Bafana Bafana at the World Cup, the former president has witnessed an amazing transformation.

"Regardless of race, culture, language or economic background, we shall all be cheering for Bafana Bafana," the 74-year-old De Klerk wrote in an e-mail exchange with The Associated Press.

It was in 1995, shortly after Nelson Mandela took over as president of a multiracial nation, that South Africa won the Rugby World Cup. Back then, rugby was a sport long abhorred by blacks. But it transcended historical and political overtones.

For the World Cup, the politician who oversaw the end of apartheid said everyone will jump on the soccer bandwagon. The only difference is that South Africa's Springboks, a team that previously symbolized racial segregation, actually won the rugby tournament. Bafana Bafana, a Zulu nickname meaning The Boys, might be lucky to survive the first round.

"Winning the 1995 Rugby World Cup was not exactly a miracle — since South Africa has historically been one of the top rugby-playing countries in the world," De Klerk said. "Winning the 2010 football World Cup would, by contrast, be a miracle.

"However, watch out! We South Africans specialize in miracles."

De Klerk knows plenty about defying expectations. He and Mandela joined in orchestrating the largely peaceful transition from racist apartheid to a one-man, one-vote democracy. It is considered one of the greatest political achievements of recent times.

For De Klerk, a paragon of the white establishment, it meant a major transition. That same kind of transition occurred in sports, too.

"The reality is that when I was a young boy we simply did not play football. The only winter game we knew was rugby," De Klerk said. "In summer we played cricket and tennis."

The participants all were as white as the official dress for cricket and tennis at the time. And when De Klerk was in politics, soccer did not really matter. It was played mostly by the majority nonwhites, who had little voice in government.

"I cannot recall that soccer was ever a great factor in our politics," he said.

Rugby and the Olympics were, though, if only because of the international boycotts that deeply hurt Afrikaners.

"There were huge debates over multiracial cricket and rugby," De Klerk said.

During those days, Mandela's fellow prisoners on Robben Island just off Cape Town found in soccer a vital release from life in prison.

Mandela was freed in 1990 and elected president of a multiracial South Africa in 1994. With great skill, he used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to draw black and white together, despite the often deep hatred of many nonwhites for the Springboks.

"Nelson Mandela was a great leader who masterfully used the 1995 World Cup to promote national reconciliation," said De Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993.

Fifteen years have passed since the rugby tournament. The tension between South Africa's ethnic groups has largely decreased.

"The 1995 World Cup was special in its own way because it was one of the first opportunities for us to come together as a nation," he said. "I have the fullest confidence that our present government will rise to the occasion and will make sure that the World Cup is a success — even if they do not have the international stature of Nelson Mandela."

Still, there are challenges ahead. The game is still overwhelmingly played by nonwhites and the national team reflects that.

De Klerk, however, is loath to suggest much government interference.

"One of the things we learned from the past is that it is much better if sport is left to the various codes and to the people that play them," he said. "Football is becoming more multiracial because the country is becoming more multiracial. However, it might help to speed things along if government schools were to concentrate more on football than they do at present."

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Good job,1,2 1,2 as usual.

Have you realised how quite the brits and the germans are now that they are in the country? I mean they know now that they've been reporting shiiit.
I heard one stupid journalist on France tele saying we are hiding our poor people just like what the chinese goverment did during beijing olimpics,but was put down quickly by an expect on african affair from cameroon,this people are not only haters but liers also.

In South Africa we have very poor people(mostly black) and rich people(mostly white) and there is a world known history that could explain why ,so we are not ashamed.But when you come to south you will realise that things are changing quickly for the better

How? do you know where I can get antiterrorist kit?

^^Thank you,I think we will all agree that Africa has some terrible leaders but if you lives in Africa you'll agree with me that Africa is changing,we no longer have brutal civil wars,and the quality of our current leadership is improving.I personaly feel the birth of a new Africa,that is succesful and united.
South African businessmen knows this,just look at their investment throughout Africa.When Zuma visited Angola he took with him more than 250 businessmen with and I think he will do the same when he visit other African countries including Nigeria.

Africas time has come,and as Africans in Africa let's continue to work hard in building our so called 'cursed' continent,it is our home,our only home.

thameamead:
what i find bizaare is the povery level in SA, i wonder what jacob zuma is doing about it, i have watched lots of documenties on Channel 4 and the BBC about aids as well as people living in shanty towns,

What I find bizare is the level of ignorance from you,I hope you know what apaartheid was,although it has the backing of USA,Britains and so called civilised countries it was racists and inhumane system(read more about apartheid).Your BBC's where part of the people who where supporting it.Now having said that,I am one of 99.8 % of South Africans who where disgusted after reading reports about incidents where baby was raped,I have to agree that some small percentage of our people are sick mentally and fell sad for them and I  hope they get help.Zuma is working for African National Congress,which has govern the new South Africa since its inception in 1994,yes there is plenty of poverty but there is also a lot of improvements in peoples lives.
For the first time poor black people can send their children to school from primary to high schools for free,healthcare for everyone in South Africa in public hospital is free,goverment have builded three million houses for poor  people for free.Now if that is not caring for people then tell me what must be done

thameamead:
julius malema's attitude stinks while Jacob Zuma is a joke,

I would  take Malema who as a youth play a role in our democracy than educated youths anywhere in the world who's job is to party,And I don't know why you are so negative toward Zuma who has been in office for less than a year,and in my books have done fairly well.
Too much BBC will will make you see Africa as backward,no hope continent,and you as an Africa in Europe will be stuck there as a second class citizen,while we in Africa continue making money and taking part in shaping the new Africa

The schedule for the arriving teams:

May 26: Australia
May 27: Brazil
May 29: Denmark
May 30: Argentina
May 31: USA
June 1: North Korea
June 3: England, Paraguay
June 4: Mexico, Chile
June 5: France, Korea Republic, Uruguay, Nigeria
June 6: Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, New Zealand, Greece, Algeria
June 7: Germany, Ghana, Slovenia
June 8: Serbia
June 9: Cameroon, Italy, Slovakia, Honduras
June 10: Côte d’Ivoire, Switzerland
June 11: Spain

semid4lyfe:
You dey ask RSA for parachute? You know and I know the kind of parachute he'd give you. . .a parachute that ain't working

_{The guy never love Naija reach like that, lol}

I was suprised by the level of trust Honeric 01 have on me

honeric01:
Thank you, but we need parachute to be able to fly oo, can you help with that?

Lol! Don't worry with my new favourite player in the team Lukman Haruna,Nigerians team will be like Eagles on redbull,they'll have extra wings.

With all our fights(Naija/SA beaf) we love you guys,blood will always be thicker than water,we're brothers and will support against any other non Africans.

Nigeria must make us proud,I think their preparation was terrible,hope this Lagerboy knows what he is doing.

Fly Eagle fly!

Are you in your early thirties but as fit as a teenager?
then call the number above and change your life.
Yes you'll start with our national under fifteen where you'll be a national hero,
and could stand a chance of being honoured with a plot of land and somtimes a house if you win the under fifteen world cup.
And that is not all as a 'youngster' you stand a chance of attracting the biggest team in the world,
where unfortunetly you'll be stuck in their developmental sides since you would have reached your developmental stages,
but don't depair,
the are number of succesful 'youngsters' who went on and have great careers through this initiatives,Nwanko Kanu,JJ Okocha and Yakubu are some of the players who came through this intiative.
Call now,we can make you fifteen again.
Our goverment is willing to give you a new passport with your new age,don't worry about MRI they don't work on us

Great man,this gives me goosebumps.Indeed Africas time has come,Africa is back to the future

PROUDLY AFRICAN

^^Nothing on the news,will check supersport blitz,will let you know

cold:
Is that Mexico in Xhosa

Close Zulu

Iyineda:
Yeah, you guys are really growing into a solid unit. I loved the match against Guatemala. South Africa played very well. I like Tshabalala, Modise, Gaxa and of course Pienaar. You have a nice crop of players.
Good luck during the WC! I'll be sure to cheer for SA.

Thanks for your wishes,and I am hoping South Africa once again perfom miracles,with Mandela becoming our President in 94 without civil war,this will be one of the miracles we keep taking out of our bag.

All we are asking from our players is a spot in the second round,then from there anything is possible,I mean we will be playing Nigeria or Greece in the second round since we will top our group

Vuvuseellaaa

Where is Mukina? I watched Portugal againt Cameroon last nite and it was like Mzansi,those portuguse where bowing those vuvusela as if thier life depend on it

Maxico gave the world Maxican wave and Mzansi are givng it VUVSELAA

Blood_Shed:
I'm not happy with the selection of alot of these squads.

South Africa now only have three strikers??

Nonsense.

We've always have problems when it come to striking forces and I think Parreira will use our midfield to attack,Tshabalala,Modise,Pienaar will do the job from the midfield.




'Disappointed' Benni McCarthy will now support
'Disappointed' Benni will now support
Posted: 2010-06-01 11:56

Benni McCarthy says he will now throw his full weight behind supporting Bafana Bafana after he was omitted from the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.

McCarthy, along with Bryce Moon, Rowen Fernandez, Innocent Mdledle and Franklin Cale, missed the cut this morning.

And while the West Ham United striker is obviously disappointed, he is not overly surprised.

"The final squad is a tough call for any coach to make and I am sure it was not made without heartache," McCarthy says. "My fitness level came into question after weeks recovering from my knee injury, but the coach still believed in me, as did I and the rest of the team , and I am grateful for that.

"No-one's place in the final squad is a given. We all gave it our best and pushed ourselves to our limits to make the cut. In the end it comes down to a head count. I am proud to have been given the privilege to have been capped in the South African national squad; unfortunately this time it was not to be.

"All the players who made the national call-up should be proud; we did not fail, we just didn't make the final 23. We are still a part of the team, if not the squad.

"We have a strong team that everyone will be proud of and I am in no doubt we will make our mark with the ground swell of support the team has been receiving of late.

"If the carnival spirit of the Super 14 semi-final and Final is a measure of the united support we are to expect for Bafana, then I see us excelling. My role now is to join in that support."



KICK OFF

Benni was left out because he was too overweight,and also we have a group of players who play as a team,no egos,no superstars and they're increadibly super fit.South Africa has been begging Benni to play for his nation for a long time and now it is a time to dump him and let him concentrate on his club and his family,he once refused a call up while in South Africa because his baby by his spanish wife could not be left with anyone,so he had to baby sit.
I feel sad for him but South Africa is way too big and too important to be licking anyones azz,Benni is just a soccer player.