After South Africa’s expected lack of qualification the goal Tuesday is for Nigeria to score JUST ONE GOAL against South Korea and advance despite their poor showing against Greece and Argentina. That is all we asked, oh! Just that. But it was not meant to be. Now, it’s left to Ghana to do the impossible.
Samba kings trample the elephants
I wasn’t able to get tickets for the Brazil – Ivory Coast game on the FIFA website. But back in March I had arranged to buy two tickets from a Finnish man I contacted online. He was arriving today, the day of the game, and I was to go to his guesthouse to make the […]
Australia dampens Ghana’s spirits
Saturday morning, British cousin, his friend, and I set off bright and early to Rustenburg for the Australia – Ghana game. Rustenburg is a couple hours away. There’s minimal traffic until we hit congestion right around the stadium. Chaos I tell you. Traffic chaos. Parking chaos. The parking area wasn’t well delineated although if you […]
It’s party all the time!
I was awoken around midnight by my British cousin. He and his friend were back from Lesotho but couldn’t reach any of the Africans where they were staying and wanted to know if they could crash where I was. Again, am I surprised? An hour or so later (and many attempts at giving directions in […]
Dude, do you have a spine?!
I slept over on campus with the guys again. I had already collected the ticket for the Argentina – S. Korea game from British cousin’s friend the day before, so I went to Soccer City with the guys. What good planning. As usual, the Africans over there were up to their antics again so British […]
Sorry for South Africa
June 16 in South Africa is a very special day. 34 years ago today, thousands of black children attempted to protest a decree that they must be taught in Afrikaans in school but what ensued is now known as the Soweto Riots or Soweto Uprising, a turning point in the fight for freedom in South […]
Winter catches us unprepared in Johannesburg
Ivorian cousin called around 6am to tell me that he just received my many missed calls and text messages. Somehow I didn’t believe him. I clarified the address of his home with him getting all kinds of possible landmarks, closeby intersections, and nearby streets as well so that I was sure that someday I would […]
Lost in Johannesburg
The next morning, British cousin and his friends took off for Lesotho. The third friend however was arriving from England and he had an extra ticket for the 1:30pm Netherlands-Denmark game in Soccer City that day (as well as for the Argentina – S. Korea game a couple days later). Once again, we waited for […]
Ke Nako for real!
My first game is Serbia – Ghana at 4pm about an hour away in Pretoria. The plan was to meet with British cousin who was staying with other family in Kempton Park and then we would all ride together to the stadium. However, that morning, plans changed and I was to be there by two […]
Trip Jitters – Smooth Sailing to Joberg
I refuse to rant about Delta today. There was a lot of hurry-up and wait as each leg of my three part trip was delayed. However, I slept well on the 16 hour leg from Atlanta to Johannesburg. I can’t say the same for the traveler in the aisle seat as our co-traveler in the […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.