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/ 11 September 2003
Once again the spotlight will shift from the sports fields into the boardrooms as Fifa seeks to find a host for the 2010 World Cup. The world soccer federation starts its rotation system with Africa being the first beneficiary. Merryman Kunene assesses the six African contenders to host the 2010 tournament.
A song, a dance and a few million dollars have propelled Zimbabwe’s Warriors to their first finals of the African Cup of Nations.
South African national team coach Ephraim ”Shakes” Mashaba leads his side to Burundi knowing that a single point will be enough to secure a berth in the African Cup of Nations finals in Tunisia next year.
The Vodacom Challenge kicks off this weekend in Mmabatho, featuring two of the South African’s best-supported football teams against the might of Congo in what has traditionally become the precursor of things to come in the season for the local sides.