If anyone was wondering when Cape Town was going to get on the ball in terms of the Soccer World cup and the fever, well believe it or not, Cape Town was alive with surprises when they hosted their last semi-final match.
As we all know, Cape Town is known as the ‘City that Sleeps’ and believe me it took us a while to wake up, but when we finally awoke, I’m telling we through the greatest parties and atmosphere ever! Last week Tuesday was the last match that was played at the Greenpoint stadium in Cape Town, sad but true. Nevertheless we came out in style and I was proudly Cape Tonian on that day. It was an experience I will treasure and store in my long term memory storage space forever!
We all came out in different races and different cultures, and proved to the world, the tourists that Cape Town is in fact unique, united and the most beautiful town to visit in South Africa. Many of us in Cape Town had debates of why the opening and closing ceremony was hosted in Soccer City, Johannesburg, and that they did not give Cape Town a chance, or the opportunity to shine not only as a city, but as a nation.
In my opinion, I would think that it was a political issue that will always striff in South Africa as long as we all different. Tuesday night proved that it didn't matter whether we got and opening or closing ceremony, because deep down we knew Cape Town Rocks and so did many foreign spectators, even the favourites of the world cup... Brazil!
We were truly unified as people, and South Africans.What a great celebration we had. And not forgetting the Hollanders who won that evening- Go Netherlands! Go go Cape Town!
To Ayoba-ness and K-Nako!
Cape Town was just crazy on July 6; the day of the Semi final match between Uruguay and the Netherlands. I happened to be in town during the day and it was chaotic. I was in Greenpoint in the evening it was buzzing with people. I also saw people taking part in the Fan Walk; it was just crazy. The World Cup provided people with something to be excited about.
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