WAKA Waka, one of the
World Cup anthems, will
reverberate through Soccer
City on Sunday afternoon as
the curtain comes down on
Africa ’s first ever soccer
extravaganza.
Apart from the 500 million
people expected to watch the
ceremony, more than 14
heads of state, royalty,
celebrities and Africa ’s
liberation icons will witness an
awe-inspiring display of colour
and fireworks.
The Soccer City gates open at
2.30pm – six hours before
kickoff of the World Cup final
at 8.30pm.
The 30-minute ceremony will
be broadcast to a global
audience of about 500 million.
Colombian superstar Shakira
and FreshlyGround will lead
the audience in song.
Waka Waka – the catchy tune
first performed at the kickoff
concert on June 10, has topped
the global music charts in 15
countries and was the most
watched video on the Internet
last month , with more than 70
million hits on You Tube.
Grammy Award winners
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
Jozi, Stoan Seate, Slikour,
Zuluboy and Nigerian R&B
singer, 2Face, have been lined
up to perform.
Unlike the opening ceremony,
which celebrated Africa ’s
humanity and natural
surroundings in the form of a
dribbling dung beetle, the
closing ceremony promises to
be technologically advanced.
A fireworks display, smaller in scale to the mammoth
orchestration witnessed during
the opening and closing of the
Beijing Olympics, will be on
show after the ceremonial
performances as well as the
final match presentations.
LOC chief marketing officer
Derek Catstens said: “While
the opening ceremony was
more traditional in order to do
justice to Africa ’s heritage,
the closing ceremony will
have contemporary and
youthful themes.
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We sing .....tamuna muna eh eh waka waka eh eh....!
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Tuface Ft Shakira.....what do you think?
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