Sexy pop star Shakira is set to perform her new World Cup anthem at the tournament’s opening ceremony. The singer has recorded the song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) – a song …

The World Cup is being played in Africa this year, and it’s about time. African players have been prominent in global club football for decades now — as many as 1,000 of …

ShakiraOfficialForum — April 21, 2010 — We are pleased to share with you the final version of the song “Waka Waka”, chosen by the FIFA to be the Official Song of the upcoming World Cup. …

The soccer World Cup in 50 days’ time will be South Africa’s greatest opportunity to show off the diversity and potential of the nation and the whole of Africa, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
Zuma …

FIFA is guaranteed massive revenue from the World Cup, primarily through billions of dollars in commercial and television rights, that will fill its coffers for the next four years. But that doesn’t hide the fact …

The 2010 New York African Film Festival, presented under the banner “Independent Africa,” spotlights 17 African nations, as they observe 50 years of independence from colonial rule. These nations include: Benin, Burkina …

As South African diplomats, business people and sports promoters cross the globe to sell the coming glory of a peaceful football World Cup, two ofEugene Terre’Blanche’s workers are charged with bludgeoning him to death. In …

Sven-Goran Eriksson is excited at the prospect of leading Ivory Coast at the World Cup finals and is confident the Elephants can progress from a group that includes Brazil and Portugal.
Eriksson, who managed England at …

Nigerian Remix of the Official 2010 World Cup Song.  Enjoy!
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South Africa is ready to host this year’s World Cup, said a top official, countering what she described as “known and unknown sources that are hell-bent” on sullying the nation’s image ahead of the massive …