Blog Topic #6

AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2010



Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world. They rank very low on the Human Development Index due to poor quality of life and low income. Despite these things, many Africans find time to play soccer and support their favorite teams. Soccer is a large part of African culture and other cultures all over the world. While baseball is referred to as "America's pastime", soccer could be referred to as the "World's pastime". Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and in a country where the future seems uncertain for many people, soccer is something to look forward to and something people share in common. This particular video is about the Africa Cup of Nations 2010. The year 2010 is a big year in terms of soccer for the continent of Africa. South Africa will be hosting the 2010 World Cup later this year, but before the World Cup is the Africa Cup of Nations, which will plot the best teams from the continent against one another in the hopes of claiming the title of best team in Africa. The Africa Cup of Nations is played in Angola this year. The country of Egypt is home to the best team in the whole continent, the Pharaohs of Egypt. Egypt is seeded first in the tournament. If they win, it will be three titles in a row for the Pharaohs. They have won the most Africa Cup of Nations titles with a total of six. However, they did not qualify for the World Cup this year and will be missing out on South Africa 2010. Winning the Cup of Nations will possibly serve as a means of redeeming themselves since they will be missing out on the World Cup later this year.