After a lengthy and thorough search, the South African Football Association is proud to announce that it has agreed terms with world renowned football Coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira to coach the national soccer team of South Africa; Bafana Bafana.
Speaking on this great achievement, SAFA Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Hack said, "We would like to express our appreciation to the efforts of the Technical Committee under the able leadership of Sturu Pasiya for fulfilling the mandate given to them of finding a coach for our country.
The process might have taken longer than initially expected, due to a number of unexpected challenges along the way, but what is critical is that we have the best man for the job.
"Parreira is a qualified and experienced man with the right credentials for the job. Not only has he won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 1994, but more importantly, he guided a small Gulf state, Kuwait in their one and only qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 1982.
He repeated the feat with the United Arab Emirates national team when he molded the Team that qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. We are banking on this ability to build World Cup Teams, to assist us in assembling and building a World class Team to be a cherry on top of the World class 2010 FIFA World Cup to be hosted on home soil. We know that his experiences and vast knowledge of the game will positively benefit our football.
"We call upon all the stakeholders of the beautiful game to give the coach a chance to build a formidable Team for FIFA 2010 and beyond," concluded Hack.
Parreira is expected in the country within the next two weeks.
(source: SAFA release for media / Cape Town Magazine 01-08-06)
The German state of Bavaria is encouraging South African companies to attend a real estate trade fair in October 2006, saying it will attract investors in the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Hans Spitzner, Bavaria's deputy minister for economic affairs said that SA could benefit from experience Germany was gaining in staging the 2006 Football World Cup.
Specific areas of opportunity that could be triggered by the event included the development of shopping malls, entertainment venues and residential developments, he said. The 2010 Football World Cup is expected to generate billions of rands.
Australia is keen as well to share the experience gained in hosting the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
(source: Business Day / Chris Van Gass / 17 February 2005)
The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup should boost tourism in Southern Africa, which is currently handicapped by its image as a war zone and the difficulties of travel within the region.
Shepherd Nyaruwata, the executive director of the Regional Tourism Organisation for Southern Africa, said: "There is a need to spruce up the image of the region."
Nyaruwata expected tourist numbers to peak from 14 million last year to 20 million during 2010, with some World Cup soccer fans going on from the soccer tournament in South Africa to visit neighbouring states such as Mozambique and Namibia.
(source: Business Report / Alfonce Mbizwo / 17 March 2005)
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