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The World Cup is officially done and dusted. So what happens now? This was always the question posed as soon as South Africa was named the winner in the race to host the tournament for 2010. And after years of preparation and an excellent tournament, it is now time to start answering that question. Even [...]

The beautiful game kicks off its world tournament in South Africa a mere 29 days from now. The last two years have seen en enormous boom in construction as the country prepares itself for the massive undertaking that is hosting the World Cup. FIFA, football’s governing body, has put an immense amount of faith, as [...]

As part of the 2010 Artificial Pitch Legacy Programme, First National Bank (FNB) in partnership with the George Municipality has embarked upon a Sod Turning ceremony conducted today in light of the official opening of the Lawaaikamp artificial pitch due to take place in March 2010. “George Municipality is extremely grateful to partner with FNB [...]

Engineers and contractors have moved onto site to begin construction of Mossel Bay’s new FIFA-standard football pitch on the Extension 23 Fields – a significant step in readying the town for the 2010 World Cup, and one that has been applauded by the Local and the South African Football Associations. A representative of the Municipality [...]

Primedia Sport has acquired the commercial rights to Johannesburg’s most famous football venues. The appointed agent of Stadium Management South Africa, Primedia Sport is proud to be able to offer exciting new commercial and advertising opportunities at National Stadium South Africa (formerly known as Soccer City), Orlando Stadium and Dobsonville Stadium. National Stadium is being [...]

South African National Parks (SANParks) and First National Bank (FNB) have unveiled a truly African icon that they believe will become synonymous with football and other sports in South Africa.  The “Kuduzela”, a wind instrument in the shape of a kudu horn, was launched at a press event held in Pretoria today. According to the [...]

One of the greatest legacies that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will leave is the magnificent new Soccer City Stadium that will host among other games, the opening game and the final. Like Wembley in England, this stadium will be an icon and lasting image that the world will have of the FIFA showpiece. Inspired [...]

Witbank now have a Premier Soccer League team in Mpumalanga Black Aces but unfortunately there are problems regarding the use of premier stadium in that city, the Witbank Stadium, otherwise known as the Johan Van Riebeeck Stadium. The cause of all the problems is the Pumas Rugby Union’s unwillingness to share this facility which is [...]

10th Anniversary Vodacom Challenge soccer mania is just weeks away.  Limpopo football enthusiasts will get their first taste of this world class club tournament when Orlando Pirates take on Manchester City at the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane on Saturday, 18 July (15h00 kickoff) in the opening fixture of this year’s event. Kaizer Chiefs will [...]

South Africa is indeed a land of contrasts. Sections of this country are third world and others are first world. The country has just joined an elite group that have had the privilege of hosting the FIFA World Cup – no mean feat at all. Our football enjoys sponsorship which is way above the level [...]

Mozambique hopes to have its first national stadium by the end of the first semester of 2010, since independence.