Confederation Cup Opening Ceremony 2009

Opening ceremony Confederation Cup 2009 gala held last night. Mix between football and culture of African melt into beautiful harmony that is not forgotten.

Roaring around 55 thousand spectators at the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa (Afsel), create the atmosphere of a scene.

Opening ceremony short. Approximately 20 minutes. The event was attended Afsel President Jacob Zuma and FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Around 700 children and teenagers wear white trousers and long-sleeve brown opening ceremony. They run to enter the field of green tarpaulin cover and form a circle.

A replica of a custom house, and two African ruler hurdle placed in the middle of the circle. Bocah eight men and women of color and white appear eager to play ball. It describes the scene that football is a universal sport that can be done without anyone to distinguish color.

African artists and performers took off. They contribute to the sound and creativity in the middle of the field. Then, with a number of dancers dressed in traditional African movement minuet shows that the rock audience. Furthermore, 700 children formed the disperse any posts to Nako, which means''This is the time''.

Then, they gather in the middle and form a configuration flag Afsel. Next scene, their white color T-shirts with the appropriate flag color Afsel. Namely, blue, yellow, green, red, white, and black.

A number of young people entering the field and while mengusung giant white cloth and cover the running children. From the cloth, the students paint the fabric until the logo appears Confederation Cup in 2009. Some carry a flag signed in eight countries that surround the Confederation Cup logo. Procession of the ceremony ended with interesting Confederation Cup logo.

Ke Nako''. This is the time for FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 starts,''said Zuma was a thundering cheers of spectators. In his speech, Blatter says with pride that is capable of making Afsel Confederation Cup 2009 to be special. He hopes, Confederation Cup success in 2009 continues to the World Cup in 2010.