| JORDAAN PROMISES 'SUCCESSFUL' AFRICAN
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| | making it the highest ever in the history
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| WORLD CUP
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| | of the World Cup
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| South Africa 2010 World Cup Chief
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| | "We want to organize a successful
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| Executive Danny Jordaan has promised a
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| | tournament both on and off the pitch and
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| highly successful FIFA World Cup in when
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| | we are working very hard to achieve this
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| South Africa hosts Africa's first ever
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| | target."
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| World Cup.
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| | Jordaan added that it was also the vision
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| Since South Africa won the historic bid
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| | of South Africa 2010 World Cup to use the
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| to host the World Cup, there have been
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| | tournament to erode the notion that
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| various criticism aimed at the continents
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| | Africa is a hopeless continent.
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| alleged inability to stage the
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| | "We want to use the World Cup to change
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| competition.
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| | the perception of Africa as a hopeless
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| But Jordaan, who led South Africa's
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| | continent. This is very important because
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| successful bid has poured cold water on
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| | the World Cup is an African World Cup."
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| the concerns, assuring that the
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| | Abedi: African teams must excel at 2010
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| tournament would be the most successful
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| | World Cup
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| World Cup ever organized.
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| | Ghana legend Abedi 'Pele' Ayew says it is
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| Speaking at a press conference in Accra
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| | extremely important for African countries
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| during his visit for the Ghana 2008 draw,
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| | who will take part in the first ever
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| the 2010 World Cup chief said South
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| | World Cup on the continent to excel and
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| Africa was aiming to make the World Cup
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| | even go on to win the trophy to continue
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| highly successful both on and off the
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| | the tradition of host continents hosting
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| pitch.
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| | and winning.
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| "There have been doubts that Africa
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| | Abedi, who is also an ambassador for the
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| cannot organize a successful World Cup
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| | South Africa 2010 World Cup, said the
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| but I want to assure that we are capable
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| | World Cup in South Africa should be the
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| of organizing a highly successful World
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| | time for Africa football to make a
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| Cup and we will deliver," Jordaan said.
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| | stronger impression on world football.
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| He revealed that the tournament had
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| | "The history of the World Cup shows that
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| already achieved commercial success as
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| | only twice have continents hosting the
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| its commercial revenue had exceeded the
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| | World Cup failed to win and this is an
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| previous World Cup hosted by Germany,
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| | important history Africa should continue.
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