Local organising c ommittee (LOC) CEO Danny Jordaan and Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi yesterday convinced the majority of more than 200 international journalists that SA would host a successful 2010 Soccer World Cup.

George Nsimbe's all conquering Kampala City Council (KCC) FC yesterday closed in on their first National Super League trophy since 1997 when they dispatched title rivals Police FC 2-0 at Nakivubo Stadium.

St Mary's Kitende defeated Mehta Secondary School 4-2 on penalties to lift the Copa Coca-Cola Cup here on Saturday evening.

Tusker continued to ride on their new vein of form brushing aside Mathare Youth 3-1 at Nyayo National Stadium as Mathare United maintained their lead on the table with a hard fought 1-1 draw with Bandari at Mbaraki Sports Ground in Saturday's Kenyan Premier League matches.

The team with the meanest defence in the league Sher Karuturi face a wounded Thika United at Thika Municipal Stadium on Sunday looking to maintain their blanket wall.

Separated by a four-point gap, Petro de Luanda and 1º de Agosto are meeting Sunday afternoon at Luanda's Cidadela Stadium, as the highlight of the 11th round of the National first division Championship of Football, under referee Hélder Martins.

With a 0-3 disadvantage, Angola's first division football team, Interclube, are facing Sunday at Luanda's 22 de Junho Stadium Egyptian Zamalek, for the second leg match qualifying for the Africa Champions League.

Angola's national team of football for women came second in the fifth edition of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Cup, after losing to two-time winner, South Africa by 3-1, in the country's first experience in hosting such competitions.

The 2010 Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) brand has been unveiled by nine Southern African countries at the Tourism Indaba 2008 in a bid to encourage tourism in these countries.

The FIFA 2010 World Cup will not only be a momentous international sporting event for South Africa, but it will also a serve as a platform upon which legacies can be built to support development long after the final whistles been blown.

Chairman of the Lagos sub-seat of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Chief Amanze Uchegbulam has been queried by the Main Local Organising Committee for the tournament for going ahead to announce the Lagos sub-seat of the event taking place next year in Nigeria.

Online registration for the 2008 Best of Fans Football Tournament (BoF4) begins as the fans of the various clubs participating in the competition begin to visit Best of Fans Website for registration.

The air of patriotism is once again reverberating in the hearts of the Super Eagles players following their resolve to forfeit their holidays for the honour of the nation.

They were on the edge of their seats as Mamelodi Sundowns tried to beat the odds to stay in the African Champions League yesterday afternoon.

Atraco head coach Jean Marie Ntagwabira is assured his club can lift this year's national football league title by winning the remaining fixtures ahead of the season climax.

Atraco Fc's Joseph Kabagambe and Godfrey Kateregga has been included in the Uganda Cranes squad for the 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger set for May 31 at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.

Former APR and Amavubi star striker Bobo Bola 's fame has gone on to another level with the Sweden based player signing a three year modeling deal with British sportswear company Umbro .

The leader board of the Kenyan Premier League may again change after this weekend's matches with four of the top five clubs in action.

The 2008 Copa Coca-Cola secondary schools football championship kicks off this weekend in five regions countrywide. In addition to the cash prizes and sports equipment on offer from sponsors Coca-Cola, this year's tournament will pick six talented players who will attend the 2008 Coca-Cola International Football Camp at the Brazilian Football Academy.

Last Saturday I felt like a stranger had entered my home, went to my kitchen to rustle up a meal, proceeded to my sitting room, sat down comfortably on my favourite sofa, leisurely ate before retiring to my bedroom. And there I stood, saying nothing, doing nothing.

Yesterday's Taifa Cup soccer matches could not take place as scheduled following heavy rains.

Tanzania Sports Writers Association soccer side, Taswa FC, today meet Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) staff soccer team at the Karume Memorial Stadium.

I choose to ignore, today, those who scream "cultural imperialism!" whenever we discuss the English Premier League football. I have discovered that these same people quote Shakespeare and Charles Dickens generously, listen to the music of Beyonce and Bob Marley without remorse, and watch CNN and Movie Magic mercilessly.

1º de Agosto beat Petro de Luanda by 2-0 on Saturday, in this city's Cidadela Stadium, a classic match of the first division football championship that counts for the 11th round of this competition.

The coach of Angola's senior female football team, Augusto Manuel, quit his job after losing to South Africa, on Saturday, at the final of the Cosafa Cup, held in Malanje Province.