Sunday, February 28, 2010

Agreement penned to allow Africans to partake in soccer tournament

By Ofentse Mokae
28 February 2010


It has been reported that a special agreement is being drafted to enable soccer fans from neighbouring countries to be part of this year’s Fifa World Cup in South Africa.

Football governing body FIFA’s general secretary Jerome Valcke, says consultations are underway with the relevant stakeholders.

He said this is to ensure that the tournament, the first in Africa, should be in a unique way African.

Valcke made the remarks at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo’s capital where a delegation of local an international media inspected the infrastructure and the province’s state of preparedness.

Reports from the media tour say that the mayor of Polokwane Thabo Makunyane says the Limpopo province has constructed a number of facilities.

These facilities include the new 45-thousand-seater stadium and a five-star hotel.

It is also reported that the public transport system is also being upgraded.

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