1. I like the way the France verses South Africa referee was insisting on showing players a yellow or red card to their face, he made sure it was in their face, which included running after some hardheaded ones, in addition, raising his yellow in dramatic fashion.
2. Finally, Cristiano Ronaldo did something heroic he gave his man of the match award to his teammate Tiago. Amazing! Will the real Cristiano Ronaldo stand up? For once, he was not indulging in self-importance. Kudos Cristiano.
3. Is it me or do African teams play their best when it does not matter. As for Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, Ivory Coast. Next time score early. Settle the matter while the sun is still shining not when it is about to set on you.
4. At times Sub-Saharan Africa wonders if Algeria is an African team, but judging from the way they have been playing in this tournament, missing shots just in front of the goal, wide shots, and nice runs towards their opponent goals before losing possession.
Verdict: 100% African.
5. From last nights play, USA looked more African than the Algerian team.
6. A lesson from Algeria, who have a local African coach, maybe the problem is not with the white over paid foreign coaches that African nations prefer, because Algeria still did not qualify. After all, even if you get a local coach, the players are still the same. Its still Samuel Etoo who threatens not to play for his country during the world cup, coaches and players need a complete overhaul.
7. For Raymond Domenech unless an angel appears to you and orders you to follow the stars, like the wise men of days past. Do not trust them.
8. The Germany team should have won white and Ghana black; after all, they are the black stars. Now they were the black stars in white jerseys. Everyone thought Germany was in white. Depending on the size of your TV.
9. Finally it is always good to see two sets of happy fans in one stadium, the Ghanaian and German fans. They all had a reason to celebrate together after their teams qualified for the knock out stage of the World Cup. On the other hand, the Australian and Serbian fans must have been fully disappointed. It only happens in the world cup.
Hilarious Referee: Alberto Undiano, The man that refereed the game between Germany and Serbia. I loved the way he was flashing the yellow cards as well as the reds, he gave to Miroslav Klose. That was entertaining.
Worst Referee: I am tempted to say the man who refereed them Ivory Coast’s match against Brazil but him he was just clueless so I will save for him that award, my fellow female fans think he might have been playing for the Brazilian team no wonder he was smiling at Fabiano telling him. “Nice hand ball.”
Best World cup goal: Etoo and Drogba that was impressive, classy and definitely world cup goal.
Worst goal: Fabiano Brazil, hands the ball twice, before firing it in and then celebrates like a hero. How do you celebrate a hand ball?
Most changed player of the tournament award: Kaka, I guess the Cristiano Ronaldo influence is affecting him negatively.
Cutest player award: 1: Giovanni Dos Santos, cute and young. From Mexico
2: Kevin-Prince Boateng of Ghana though he should get rid of the tattoos.
Boring game award: Paraguay verses Italy; even the commentator was bored such that he had idea what he was saying.
Best commentator award: The man who commentated on Cameroon verses Denmark. He said that Cameroon wanted to score but they wanted to make sure that when they did, they were inside the net as well. Meaning they wanted to escort the ball inside the net as well.
Most disciplined team award: North Korea. You won’t hear from them unless they are playing.
Undisciplined team of the tournament: France, I think they get the award for cowardly team of the tournament as well. What a show? If they would have shown the unity that they are showing right now after Anelka’s expulsion from the team they would have won the world cup.
Disappointing team of the tournament: England, I feel their pain.
Exaggerated player of the tournament: Cristiano Ronaldo. He thinks we are all after him.
Entertaining match award: Brazil verses Ivory Coast. There was drama, and the match was beautifully played.
Idiot award: Goes to Kaitu of Nigeria, for showing us how to let a team down.
Posted by
Edward Karani
10:11 PM
Maybe the reason why England, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and France are underperforming in the world cup is because they all colonized African nations. The spirit of our forefathers will not let them have an easier time and they are sabotaging the games in retaliation for what their forefathers did decades ago.
Solution: They need to hold a national prayer, repentance and reconciliation prayer meeting maybe then the spirits can be appeased. The players spell might be broken. With France that might be different its Northen Ireland and Africa spirits they have to appease.
Also they are numerous witch doctors in South Africa calling themselves Sangoma’s maybe they should visit them so that they can be cleansed.
Seriously now, may be the big lessons for the supposed big nations in football should not, is that they are in Africa, and what the world cup in trying to teach them is that we are all the same, football speaking.
Some big names is football are ruining the beautiful game for us. I guess that is what you get for overcharging fans to get into a football stadium and overpaying players and turning them into demy-gods.
I am planning to petition to FIFA so that they can allow me to host the 2011, last 32 ranked teams world cup. Who knows there might play better football that the best thirty two are. I am hoping they can allow Somalia to host it. Some of the pirates have assured me that they have enough money to host a better world cup than South Africa.
I tried listening to a world cup match live on Radio Jambo I had to switch to KBC idhaa ya taifa. It was horrible. The commentators spent more time reading smses rather than telling us what was going on the pitch. As well as sending fathers day salamu to their children. I was appalled. Is it that the match between Italy and New Zealand was boring or that these two commentators are not fit to be on radio. They should have commentated on the match then read the smses during halftime or after the match.
Maybe KBC have not noticed but rarely does their sound and pictures coordinate. Hence killing the buzz of the game. But we appreciate the effort.
Not to worry for the African players and teams, 2014 will still be another African world cup outside of Africa. After all Brazil has the largest number of blacks outside Africa.
African teams should learn a thing or two from the Mexican player, Giovanni Dos Santos. He may not have scored but he attacked plenty well.
Enyemma the Nigerian goal keeper may blame the ball for a poorly played match by his teammates. We blame Kaitu, and his teammates for lacking spirit and passion, and letting all of Africa down.
Steven Garrard, you haven’t run out excuses, there was a bird on one of the goal posts. Take my advice visit a witchdoctor. That bird was to blame for your lose.
Man of the match for the Brazil Ivory coast match was: The referee.
The New Zealand national football team is called All Whites, while their Rugby team goes by the name: All blacks. Ironic!
I suggest Maradona should have stripped naked in 1986 when his country won the world. He was cute back then and his body was in much better shape than it is right now.
