Egocentric: Siphiwe Tshabalala celebrating after scoring against Mexico in 2010. Fifa might give the illusion of a public institution but it is a private association focused only on itself. Photo: Giorgio Perottino/Manfrotto
Where were you when British commentator Jim Beglin, screamed those immortal words: “Tshabalalaaa! Goal, Bafana Bafana! Goal for South Africa. Goal for all Africa. Jabulela, rejoice!” I am sure many of us can remember it like it was yesterday.
Sixteen years from that iconic moment, South Africa has qualified for a World Cup.
The opening match will once again be between Mexico and South Africa. A lot in our country, continent and world has changed since then.
We might have thought of the World Cup as the Football World Cup as we entered the 2010 tournament but by the end of it, many of us understood that it was actually the Fifa World Cup, not football.
