The gun attack on Togo’s team bus in Angola before the start of the African Nations Cup will have no impact on the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
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/ 14 December 2009
An uneasy truce reigns over South African soccer ahead of the World Cup, but there are reports of a ticking time bomb in the game’s administration.
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/ 3 December 2009
As the World Cup trophy arrived in Cape Town this week, Danny Jordaan, the architect of next year’s tournament, declared ”the death of doubt”.
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/ 25 November 2009
Soccer fans will have a last chance to buy 2010 World Cup tickets between December 5 and January 22, the Local Organising Committee said on Wednesday.
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/ 23 November 2009
South Africans and Africans must support the continent’s soccer teams during the 2010 World Cup, local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan says.
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/ 23 November 2009
Public viewing areas to broaden the reach of the 2010 Fifa World Cup are going to be set up in the nine host cities, Danny Jordaan said on Monday.
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/ 19 November 2009
Danny Jordaan on Thursday promised South Africa would stage the best final draw in Cape Town on December 4 and the best World Cup in Fifa history.
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/ 13 November 2009
In the last 15 years the country has hosted top sporting events without any security incidents, Danny Jordaan said on Friday.
The 10 South African stadiums for the 2010 World Cup will be ready on time, organisers said on Wednesday.
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/ 30 September 2009
Danny Jordaan told reporters on Wednesday that he was not a candidate in the recent Safa election and therefore has no opinion on it.
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/ 28 September 2009
New president of Safa Kirsten Nematandani said on Monday he was not concerned over speculation that his position could be challenged in court.
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/ 27 September 2009
It was a day and night of drama which ended when outsider Kirsten Nematandani was elected unopposed as the new president of the Safa.
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/ 14 September 2009
The long-term spin-offs of the 2010 World Cup will remain despite the global financial crisis, the local organising committee (LOC) said on Monday.
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/ 9 September 2009
Fifa has vowed to monitor the upcoming SA Football Association (Safa) elections to ensure they do not effect preparations for the Soccer World Cup.
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/ 4 September 2009
The campaign to become the president of Safa is being waged in the corridors of power, but an air of civility has stifled public controversy.
More than 120 000 tickets for the World Cup are set to be given away, Local Organising Committee chief executive Danny Jordaan said on Friday.
A total of 15 000 volunteers are needed for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the local organising committee said on Monday.
While presidents near and far are desperately clinging to power, Molefi Oliphant, is meekly relinquishing his position as Safa president.
International football boss Sepp Blatter on Monday gave South Africa a 7,5 out of 10 rating for its organisation of the Confederations Cup.
The Confederations Cup has served to dispel any fears or doubts over SA’s ability to stage what promises to be a memorable 2010 World Cup.
Beyond the angst about whether SA will pull off a successful World Cup is a more profound question — can the competition bring the races closer?
The Egyptian national team has hit back at media reports that players who were robbed in their hotel rooms had been entertaining sex workers.
SA will not only produce the best World Cup next June, but there will be no security problems at all, says Danny Jordaan.
South Africa’s fearsome record for robbery, murder and rape may be the single biggest challenge facing organisers of next year’s Soccer World Cup.
A behind-the-scenes drama was playing out at Safa House last Friday to secure the safety of superstars and tourists attending the Confederations Cup.
Dreams can come true, 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan told students at the Cida City Campus in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
ANC president Jacob Zuma says the government’s refusal of a visa to the Dalai Lama did not undermine human rights, according to a report on Friday.
Danny Jordaan’s briefing to the Uefa congress in Copenhagen on Thursday was positively received by some of the key figures in world soccer.
Cabinet is concerned that South Africans are not buying tickets for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and Confederations Cup, a spokesperson said on Wednesday
South Africans were on Tuesday urged to purchase tickets for the Confederations and the 2010 World Cup.
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/ 23 February 2009
More than 300 000 online ticket applications for the 2010 World Cup have been received so far, the Cup’s Organising Committee said on Monday.
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/ 20 February 2009
From pricing to logistics, South Africans are facing obstacles to get tickets for the Confederations Cup and the World Cup.