Photo by Lolade Adewuyi Lolade Adewuyi Sights and Sounds of Afcon 2013 Follow on They came to South Africa in thousands and bestowed their unmistakable dynamism and energy on the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. It can be construed that the fans of Ethiopia’s Walyas Antelopes came to the tournament in droves because it was the first time that their country was playing in the continent’s biggest football showpiece in 31 years. So they arrived – young and old, well, mostly young – men and women, wearing their bright green, yellow and red national colours. Some had faces painted, others had fancy hairstyles while some remained plain. Of their women, former footballer turned pastor and analyst Idah Peterside blurted on television: “The Ethiopian women are beautiful, they’re like magnets.” They sang songs in Amharic and chanted for their team. They were rambunctious, they challenged referees’ calls, they invaded the pitch, twice, yet they remained loyal till the end...
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