SA can deliver 2010 or would not have asked for it:
Organisers
JOHANNESBURG - If South Africa was not capable of hosting the 2010
World Cup it would not have approached Fifa for the rights to host the
event, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) said on Thursday.
LOC spokesman Tim Modise said there were people who were skeptical about
the country's capabilities, especially in the media.
'The World Cup did not occur by itself. South Africa pulled out top guns
to approach Fifa,' said Modise.
'If we asked to host the World Cup why will we sit back and not deliver
on our promises?' Modise was speaking at the South African 2010 World
Cup seminar, themed 'The French Experience' and organised by the economic
department of the French Embassy.
French ambassador to SA Denis Pietton said his country was eager to share
the experience it had in 1998 when it hosted the Fifa World Cup.
'1998 was the greatest moment in France even for people who were not soccer
fans,' said Pietton.
He said the World Cup would offer South Africa the best opportunity to
upgrade its infrastructure and equipment.
French companies were involved in developing some of the infrastructure
including the Gautrain, he said.
The seminar was also attended by French business representatives, local
business and representatives from the host cities. - Sapa.
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