About two hundred thousand Nigerians are expected to hit South Africa for next year's Fifa World Cup, outstripping by a long way, official projections of around 15 000.
The Stage is Set. the Lights Are Up. Cape Town is Ready to Party. From around noon until about midnight, Upper Long Street between Buitensingel, near the Long Street baths and Dorp Street, is set to become a pedestrian party zone for the Cape Town Final Draw Festival today.
Ghana's Black Stars have been drawn in Group D alongside Germany, Australia and Serbia at the final draw of the 2010 World Cup conducted in Cape Town on Friday evening.
Ghana has been drawn against 2006 hosts Germany in Group D alongside Serbia and Australia.
Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu is confident that the Eagles will surmount their contenders in the World Cup billed for South Africa next year.
Ex-international Adokie Amiesimaka believes the Super Eagles are in a group that can be described as fairly even but was quick to add that no team can be taken for granted.
Lucas Radebe is in talks with Safa to provide technical support to Bafana Bafana and the former captain says he would like to coach the national team once the World Cup is over.
The first ever World Cup in Africa has had almost everything upped. From soccer stadiums in South Africa, the hosts, to other improved infrastructure, and South Africa's stature to the continent's standing globally, all is set.
Africa's hopes of getting of all of its six representatives through to the knockout phase of next year's World Cup looks a tough ask after the draw.
The match ball for Fifa 2010 World Cup was officially launched and Adidas are the manufactures. Jabulani which means 'to celebrate' in Zulu went on sale a day after the draw. It is designed in 11 different colours and is the eleventh World Cup ball. The 11 colours represent the 11 players in every team, the 11 official languages of South Africa and the 11 South Africa communities that make the ...
The 2010 World Cup draws took place in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, before a world live and television audience of close to 200 million people with Nigeria, for the third time in 15 years, facing Argentina in Group B.
Local Organising Committee boss, Dr Danny Jordaan says the 2010 Final Draw on Friday has delivered on the promise of a world-class event.
Nigeria's tortuous qualification to the 2010 World Cup has been described as a miracle by former President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Dan Ngerem.
Despite widespread calls for Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu to be replaced with a foreign Technical Adviser, the NFF have reiterated their stand that Amodu will definitely be in South Africa next year.
A high-powered government delegation launched a charm offensive to lure some of the World Cup finalists to establish their training bases in the country next year but came out with no tangible results.
It has been optimism all the way after world's attention was shifted to South Africa last weekend where Nigeria's Super Eagles got drawn in Group B alongside Argentina, South Korea and Greece for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the 2010 Final Draw event in Cape Town, accompanied by Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale and Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa.
It's all systems go for what promises to be one of the most exciting FIFA Final Draws in history at the Cape Town International Convention Centre tonight.
With just two hours to go before the much-anticipated 2010 Final Draw, FIFA and Adidas have unveiled the official match ball which will be used during the 2010 World Cup.
Close your eyes and try to imagine the scenes of jubilation across Africa if a team from the continent were to win the 2010 World Cup.
NEW Zealand are fast-becoming the darlings of world football. Like a young brother that is not big enough to be threatening but fun to play with, every other country wanted to have them in their World Cup groups.
The success of the 2010 Final Draw is a glimpse of the flair and professionalism which South Africa will deliver to the world during the World Cup, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
In what appears to be a repeat of the 1994 and 2002 editions of the FIFA World Cup, Nigeria last night was drawn alongside Argentina, South Korea and Greece in Group B for the global football fiesta to be hosted by South Africa next year.
HOSTS South Africa got the fair pairing that should give Bafana Bafana hope, at least to come out of the group stages, but the Elephants of Ivory Coast were thrown into the deep end of the Pool of Death at the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town last night.
AFRICAN teams will have to play out of their skins at home in June next year if there is to be an African flavour to the 2010 World Cup knock-out stages.
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