World Cup 2010: Showcase South Africa
Against The Current vol. 132
Ross, Sam
http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/1323
Date Written: 2008-01-01
Publisher: Against The Current
Year Published: 2008
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX13356
September 15, 2007, marked the beginning of a 1,000-day countdown to the 2010 International Federation of Football Associations World Cup hosted by South Africa, the first African nation ever to host the event. President Thabo Mbeki calls the premier soccer tournament “a golden opportunity to showcase Africa to the world” and adds that the South African government is determined to “show that the African renaissance is upon us and Africa’s time has come.”
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