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For some reason today I visited kickoff.com. Nike has a massive banner advert across the top of the site.

I found myself intrigued for some reason with this advert so I clicked on it. It took me to the nikefootball.com website.

The strangest thing happened. I think the website broke as soon as I landed on the page because there is no Africa option on the site. They ask you to select a region and a language but sadly there is no way to choose Africa.

Does Nike think that we don’t have Internet down here in deep dark Africa? Do they think that we don’t know what football is (or soccer) in Africa, can’t afford an actual ball or did they not notice that little thing called the World Cup in 2010?

This sort of junk really gets under my skin because it’s not like we are some obscure little country in the world, THEY LEFT OUT AFRICA. In case you were wondering and didn’t know this, Africa is actually an entire continent that is bigger than freakin’ Europe (I think). How do you leave out an entire continent that is hosting it’s first FOOTBALL WORLD CUP in 2010?

Ridiculous and it pisses me off.

This is it:

UB40, Joss Stone, Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Danny K, The Parlotones, The Soweto Gospel Choir, Vusi Mahlasela, and Zola.

What is that? Every other venue just about gets the biggest baddest bands in the world but we get South African Acts (WHICH ROCK MY WORLD) that I can see any time, any where in SA. I love the local bands, they are lekker, but lets be honest, Live Earth is meant to be raising awareness by recruiting the world leaders in music… AHEM.

Some of the artists we wont see:

Jack Johnson
Snoop Dog
Katie Melua
Dave Matthews Band
Red Hot Chilis
Foo Fighters
David Grey
Akon
Paolo Nutini
John Mayer
Madonna
Block Party
GENESIS
Black Eyed Peas
Beastie Boys
Keane

AND MANY MANY MORE.

Why do the international organisers of this sort of event always screw SA. It happened at the Live 8 concert too. We were an afterthought and a concert was thrown together.

I will probably not be attending the conert. No thanks, I don’t like being second fiddle.