Football

It's June 11, which means the long anticipated "Africa's World Cup" has begun in South Africa. I was in Kampala today and you could tell people are getting very excited--wearing team jerseys, lining up to get connected to digital satellite tv, and poring over the schedule in the newspaper. It will be very interesting to see how the tournament progresses, and as Uganda isn't in the World Cup it's also interesting to see which teams Ugandans support. Today, I heard Argentina, England, South Africa and Cote D'ivoire to name a few.



Ugandans don't leave it all up to the professionals, however. The workers here play a daily game of very lively football during their break. It doesn't appear that they are following the exact rules of the sport, but it sure looks like they are having fun. You haven't seen a challenge until you see guys playing soccer on uneven, sloped ground wearing gum boots on their feet; somehow they make it work. Here's what lunchtime looks like around here:

the line up at the mall in Kampala to get hooked up to satellite TV