Finest athletes
We salute Ghana's Black Stars for their heroic show in the 1-0 win over fancied Serbia on Sunday. Ghana became the first African side to bag three points after the usual heartache from four of the continent's representatives, although the host nation, South Africa managed a credible draw against Mexico.
Week's disappointment
Africa has made a slow start to the 2010 World Cup hosted in the continent for the first time. Cameroon were the dictionary definition of embarrassment when they fell 1-0 to Japan on Monday. For the record, Japan had never won a competitive match outside their home country. Cameroon looked lethargic throughout the game and lacked a playmaker. Algeria, making their third appearance at the World Cup fell to nonentities, Slovenia on Sunday. Nigeria who have seen their performance nosedive over the years, predictably went down 1-0 to Argentina in a game in which they were supposed to pull out at least a draw.
