Close to 16 years ago, Siphiwe Tshabalala was one of the stars of the 2010 World Cup Bafana Bafana team. He made history by scoring the first goal of the tournament, a thunderbolt with his left foot. As a much-anticipated event for the country, our first, the goal put him in the history books.
While many reminisce about the moment itself, the songs including Waka Waka and the casual Fridays that have become part of our DNA, many forget the shoes behind the kick that gave Bafana Bafana their tournament highlight.
We had what was called a share of play ambition, which was to get 71 of players on the pitch in Nike footwear. We had nine of the starting 11 in Nike boots, said Bronson Mokabela, marketing general manager at the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee Sascoc.
