With five days from kickoff, Pres. Zuma said the nation had not witnessed such enthusiasm and excitement since former president Nelson Mandela was released from an apartheid-era prison in 1990. He criticised those who doubted the nation’s ability to host the first World Cup on the African continent.
A soccer campaign aims to put 72- million African children into school for the first time. Another campaign, known as Football for Hope, plans to set up 20 combined soccer, education and public health centres across the continent.
“Bringing the World Cup to SA is to trust S A , to trust Africa, and to say: You are strong and you can do it,” Blatter said.
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