KAIZER Chiefs supporters celebrating the Nedbank Cup final victory at the fan park on the Durban beachfront in May 2025. The atmosphere is always electric in Durban beachfront fan parks.
If I had to remember the 2010 world cup here in South Africa, the first thing that comes to mind is how packed the Durban fan parks were. During every game I went to, which weren't necessarily Bafana Bafana games. I wasn't lucky enough to go to any of their games.
My favourite one being the one situated at North beach along the promenade. It felt like an old beach festival called Aquafest but everyone was there for a soccer match instead.
I was in my early teen years at the time and wondered why everyone stood in line so long just for one of those beers in a clear plastic cup. I understand fully now as an adult. My older brother Jeremy and father kept these two Budweiser cups as remembrance every time we watched a game at the fan park. The thrill of it all.
Maybe I was too young to fully absorb the moment and grasp what a huge moment it was for my country to have the best football players in the world in the City call home, Durban.
