Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:22:37 -0500 [09:22:37 CDT]
From: odundo
Subject: South Africa World soccer tournament. To go or not to go?
I very much wanted to take my sons to this historic tournament. We have been planning this over the last couple of years. But the xenophobia and on-going murders by the South Africans against other black Africans going about their business in their country makes me wonder if it is worth the risk. Any advice, anyone? Any non South African blacks going?
Thanks.
Odundo jaKarateng’
We enjoyed the soccer. It is a great miss if you never came for the tournament for fear of xenophobia. The confed cup was a success to say the least, it was well organised and cops and other security details were on stand-by 24/7. But dont worry next year you have another chance to be part and parcel of history and fun when the first ever world cup on African soil kicks off.