Freddie Marquet

But if you look up the Vuvuzela's listing on their website, there is only one origin story they recognise.

For me to talk about this Vuvuzela, you make my day.

They attribute the invention to none other than Freddie Sadam Markay.

You make my dream come true.

I'm feeling grateful because Vuvuzela is my baby.

Sadam's story is the closest thing the Vuvuzela has to an actual origin story.

And unlike the noise that surrounded the Vuvuzela in 2010, his story at its core is simple.

He loved his team and he wanted to show his support for them as loud as possible.

Just a few months ago, the South African women's football team won their first ever Africa Cup of Nations.

When the team arrived at the airport, they were greeted by fans expressing their national pride through songs and chants.

Saddam Markey was there too, blowing his vivizella.

There were no complaints about the noise.

The fans just celebrated the way they wanted to celebrate.

Yes.

So a few other interesting details came up while I was working on this story, and it has to do with that culture of noise making in the stadiums.

And I'm dropping you a picture now so you can see what I'm talking about.

Yes, this is Saddam of Vivacella fame.

And in this picture, he's decked out in all this gear, screaming his lungs out at a football match.

Yes.

So what I want to talk about is that helmet, the makarapa, because that was another item like the vivazela that gained popularity during the World Cup.