The night fell at the November 11 Stadium of Luanda this Sunday, January 31, 2010, with the third consecutive continental crowning of the Pharaohs of Egypt that allowed the young Ghanaians play the entire match before “killing” them about five minutes to the end of regular play time through Gedo, the usual joker of coach Hassan Shehata.
Earlier, when the rhythm of the match was marked by slow play style, it was the spectators who added colour and voices in the tribunes. Spectators that were dispersed when the Malian referee, Koman Coulibaly gave the kick off of the encounter, reassembled to give a festive atmosphere to the final. On more than one occasion, the ola sound was made by fans that were happy to have ended the African football jamboree in style; and that ola produced a flamboyant enclosure of the November 11 Stadium, with each spectator going his way with a collective song of joy.
At the end of the match, won (1-0) by Egypt against Ghana, while the Black Stars were shedding tears on the pitch, the Pharaohs were spread in embraces with the jersey of the 2010 champion proudly highlighted on the chest. Security services even had to act as barriers in order to bring the Egyptians to protocol order, especially Mohamed Zidan who was in ecstasy near Pharaoh supporters.
After some collective movements performed by an Angolan ballet under a quiet light, the FIFA and CAF presidents, Sepp Blatter and Issa Hayatou, accompanied by the President of the Republic of Angola, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, could then proceed to solemnly award the Orange CAN 2010 medals and trophies.
The next rendezvous is in two years for the 28th edition of the Orange CAN in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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