The Takeaway

What Makes You a Fan?

We talk with World Cup fans at Brooklyn's Madiba Restaurant

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 11:05 PM

By Femi Oke : News host and Reporter for The Takeaway

Getting ready for the World Cup at Madiba Restaurant in Brooklyn (Femi Oke/ The Takeaway)

At Madiba Restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, on the first day of the World Cup, the bar was full of enthusiastic fans of the South African team. The fans tell us which teams they're supporting and talk about what connects them to their team. In the video (after the jump), they are singing a song called "Shosholoza" which means "Go Forward"; it's a song that's often sung at soccer games in South Africa. 

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    Femi Oke, News host and Reporter for The Takeaway

    Femi Oke is an international broadcaster and a correspondent for WNYC Radio’s national syndicated news show The Takeaway. Femi became known around the world for her reporting on Africa after joining CNN International in 1999. She also hosted CNN's award-winning African affairs program "Inside Africa". Her work has been recognized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Communications Agency, InterAction, the Peabody Awards Committee.

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