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When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African football. We want to hear that Africans can do well, and Africans do well.

We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.

Puma is a brand deeply rooted in sporting lifestyle.

People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.

Some of the greatest stars in the history of football have been under contract with Puma.

I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players can be as good as the Europeans and South Americans.

I never felt that although we were based in Germany, Puma was and should be considered as a German brand. So we restructured it in a way that positioned us as a global brand, with English being the corporate language, rather than us looking at it from a German perspective.

Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great.

Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world.

I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa.