
Soccer City Afcon 2013
photo by Agencia Brasil
Today the AFCON officially started with the president of
South Africa welcoming all the 5 African nations to South Africa and opening
the games. It was a rainy day in Johannesburg much like it’s been raining in
many areas throughout the country. There was a bit of doubt as to whether the National
Stadium/ Soccer City was going to be able to handle opening ceremony plus the
two matches between South Africa vs Cape Verde and Morocco vs Angola. At the end of the day the opening ceremony and
the two matches were hosted successfully there.
The Opening Match: South Africa vs Cape Verde
This was a highly anticipated match in South Africa which
was attended by 88 000 fans with...