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The World Cup tournament is here and after 70 years of its inception. It is now time for Africa to host the world. South Africa’s hosting of this international soccer fiesta did not come to them on a silver platter. Thanks to personalities like Nelson Mandela, Sepp Blatter and a few others who believe in the African. The hosting of the World Cup in Africa was met with stiff opposition from some nations. The reason for their opposition was their perception about Africa. For quite some time now, South Africa has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Most pessimists thought it was not a safe place to host such a big event in the face of the high crime rate coupled with xenophobic tendencies, the high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS and lack of security.

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The support and prayers of the rest of the African continent and some few friends in the other continent saw South Africa through and the rest is history now. Days before the opening ceremony, some skeptics were still not comfortable with this soccer fiesta taking place in Africa. The musical show and grand opening ceremony which was witnessed by some African leaders and a host of other dignitaries left a lasting impression on the world. It also put the critics to sleep and made Africa’s case of hosting the world a dream-come-true. Our brothers and sisters from South Africa have shown the rest of the world what they are made of. The performances at the opening ceremony were excellent and the entire programme was a grand success.The only blot on the entire program was the death of a great-grand-daughter of the Madiba man Nelson Mandela. The unfortunate death of the 13-year-old girl made it impossible for one of the best leaders that Africa has had after Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to witness what he and others manage to make happen. May the soul of that little girl rest in peace. I am sure just as his great-grandpa sacrificed his life for the end of apartheid in South Africa, so did she lose her life to make the dream of South Africa and Africa as a whole come true. It's very unfortunate a life was lost in the quest to make it happen in Africa. I hope the rest of the world learns a lesson from this tragedy and ensures that even in our quest to celebrate our success in any endeavour we do not over-do it or engage in certain acts that make us to endure pain and sad memories for the rest of our lives.

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