Afcon 2012, the love of many

It came to me as a shock when my mother asked me whether the never ending zesa blackouts will disrupt the Sudan, Zambia match or not. Surprisingly, zesa did not disturb the live broadcast of the match. During the broadcast, i actually felt her heartfelt enthusiasm for the Zambian side and after the match she celebrated the fact that the Chipolopolo boys had made it through to the semi-finals. What i realized about her excitement before, during and after the match is that, she is part of Afcon 2012.

The stereotypes about women choosing soapies over soccer and men opting for soccer over soapies, were amazingly ironed out in most homes, thanks to Afcon 2012. The African Cup Of Nations Tournament (2012) is the most watched, preferred and loved in comparison to the previous tournaments in previous years. Almost everyone points out to the unpredictability of the games as we come to see teams like Zambia and Mali making history by featuring in the semi-finals in a long time. Afcon 2012 has awesomely grabbed and gained more attention, in Africa compared to 2010 FIFA World Cup. Afcon 2012 has projected the afro-perspective, energy and freshness of African football to the world, which i called the better side of soccer and it is for this reason that it is in the hearts of many.

Afcon 2012 has caught the eyes of many not only in homes, bars, sports clubs or country clubs but in Europe too. Uefa President Michel Platini is said to have cast his envious eye in the African tournament. Well, im happy to say that Afcon 2012 has revealed to many that African football is getting better and better with cliche squads like Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon and Nigeria being booted out in the earliest of stages. Talk of the ant killing the elephant.

As for the champions for this tournament, i put my bet on Zambia. For those who would want to predict the winners of Afcon 2012, i advice you not to use Paul the Octopus.