Has Africa Come Of Age?

That Egypt has beaten Italy in the ongoing confederations cup in South Africa is no longer news, what remains news for me is the way and manner in which the the Pharoahs played the match. In their first match with the Brazilians, they were far better than the Celecao for most of the game, only to be undone by a wicked penalty call.
I know people will be wandering why i am raving about the Egyptians like this. Well, in Africa, we only expect countries like Nigeria, Cameroun, The Ivorians to come up with such pretty eye catching football, but after what i have seen of the Pharoahs, i think i can now say that African teams will give a very good account of themselves when the mundial opens in South Africa next year.