A week ago, we arrived in South Africa. There were detours and road construction everywhere. Our first thought was, "They aren't going to finish this in time."
A week later, all the construction sites are gone, traffic is moving a lot smoother, and the entire country is abuzz with the sound of vuvuzelas (a long horn that is blown during matches to support the home team). Thousands of fans have poured through the streets to shout their support for Bafana Bafana and create a wall of vuvuzela noise. Everybody is indeed ready.
The opening concert kicked off the festivities tonight with Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Hugh Masakela, John Legend, Soweto Gospel Choir and Angelique Kidjo. The millions of people are surely waiting in anticipation.
On Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 2:00 PM local time, a 30-minute ceremony having 1581 world-class artists, dancers, musicians and performers will begin at Johannesburg at Soccer City stadium. It will be followed up by opening match between hosts South Africa and Mexico at 4:00 PM.
DON'T MISS THIS OPENING CEREMONY AND MATCH!
IT WILL BE SHOWN ON ABC AND ESPN.
Tivo it, set up your DVR, or your VCR for us old school folks. This is the event of the century for the African continent. You will want this in your archives.
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