SUMMARY
- AFCON has been the host of some of the best soccer matches ever played.
- While a Cape Verde player was about to take a penalty during the quarterfinals, the commentator said something which grabbed a lot of attention.
The AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) 2024 has garnered quite a lot of attention among soccer fans in recent times. The tournament holds a prestigious legacy in the world of soccer. Over the years AFCON has produced some of the best soccer matches ever played.
The 2024 edition of the tournament recently witnessed some of its quarterfinal draws being played. During one such quarterfinal tie of AFCON played between Cape Verde and South Africa, a grippy piece of commentatory by one of the Arabic commentators went viral online.
The Arabic commentator on BeIN Sports sings Shakira’s “Waka Waka” during Cabo Verde final penalty kick against south Africa.
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A Cape Verde player stepped ahead to take the final penalty for his country. At that very moment, one of the Arabic commentators on the ‘Bein Sports’ network started singing the famous song – “Waka Waka” by the Colombian singer Shakira. The fans feel like the commentator is GOATed on social media after he pulled off this stunt. Though his name is yet to be verified by any of the reputed sources.
Fans hail praises on one of the AFCON commentators
Soccer fans have reacted to this incident of the Arabic commentator singing the song ‘Waka-Waka’ during the crucial penalty shootout of the AFCON quarterfinal clash. One of the fans stated – “This is quality”. Another follower wrote – “Arab commentators are the best”.
The Arabic commentator on BeIN Sports sings Shakira’s “Waka Waka” during Cabo Verde final penalty kick against south Africa.
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A fan chipped in and inflicted – “He is the Peter dury of the Middle East”. One of the followers expressed – “More of this please commentators!” another one asserted – “His name translates to blessing. A true blessing to football”. From the reactions of the fans, it can be inferred that they are completely awestruck by the Arab commentator singing the song during the AFCON match.
South Africa cruises past Cape Verde in a fiercely contested AFCON clash
In a fiercely contested quarter-final clash in the AFCON between South Africa and Cape Verde, the Bafana Bafana emerged winners through a penalty shoot-out. The match initially ended with a 0-0 scoreline including the extra time as well, as both the teams failed to score any goals.
South Africa beat Cape Verde 0-0 (2-1 on penalties) to advance to the Semi Finals of AFCON 2023.
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The South African team managed to win the penalty shootout by 2-1. With this win, they progress to the semi-final stages of the 2024 AFCON campaign. They will face Nigeria in the semi-finals. South Africa won the tournament for the first time in the year 1996 in their soccer history.
The Bafana Bafana were the runners-up in the 1998 edition of the tournament. Despite a crucial win on penalties against Cape Verde, the team would want to rectify their failure to score in the initial 90 minutes of the match. A big opportunity lies ahead for them to qualify for the finals if they manage to beat Nigeria.