…with the blessing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Author: David Patrick Lane
Tauriq, a classic Cape Town coffee and football connoisseur, shares his reaction to the announcement of the Bafana Bafana squad this morning. In brief, Josephs and Walters edge out Fernandez for the goalkeeping positions. Booth is in. McCarthy is out. And no room for “The Scooter”. Take it away, Tauriq…
I found Tauriq manifesting at Java Lounge at 39 Kloof Street, home of the tightest expresso and the most compassionate and merciful cappuccino you will find anywhere in Cape Town (and the best place to get your wireless action between games).
Everyone in Cape Town has a favourite player. But what about Bafana’s team chemistry? I posed the question to a Cape Town chemist.
The “Makarapa” was invented by Alfred “Magistrate” Boyoli. Boyoli’s mate was hit by a bottle at a Kaiser Chiefs match some years ago. It was this bit of football hooliganism that inspired Boyoli.
For the record, I remember Liverpool supporters wearing red and white hard hats emblazoned with sticky Liver Birds to away games back in the day, when bottles, sharpened coins, darts, golf balls with nails hammered in ’em, and piping hot steak and kidney pies were regularly hurled at matches throughout England.
Boyoli’s genius has been to elaborate with the addition of cut out players and patterns, with places to fly all your paraphernalia. The Makarapa promises to be one of the great fun features of the world cup.
I will leave it to Lusanda, a co-conspirator in the cyber world of football, to tell the story.
Is this the end of the Jester Hat? We can only hope!
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Uruguayan Ultras Descend on Cape Town
Albert Lutuli is installed as Honourary President of República Oriental del Uruguay!!!
Mvumbi looks like he’s feeling La Celeste!
These fine football folks had driven many miles from Cape provinces to get tickets for the World Cup.
They were disappointed Bafana Bafana will not be playing in Cape Town, but check out their Continental Coming Togetherness! The Bafanki Banfanki are feeling it!
I passed by a bank in Cape Town late this morning. Folks had been lining up for their last crack at tickets since dawn. But apparently the system at this particular branch was misbehaving, and some folks, though patient, remained ticketless, and were not amused.
It’s impossible to know the scope of South Africa’s ticket distribution problems today. This was seemingly an opportunity for folks to pick up a few random tickets for the odd game here and there. The ill ticketing of this tournament has been well documented. It’s most unfortunate said disconnects in the system remain.
I don’t know why at this stage it wasn’t possible to print “x” number of tickets for “y” games in advance and just flog ’em old school style from the local football stadiums such as in Cape Town, Greenpoint, Phillipi, Athlone, et cetera.