Jordaan Plays Down 2010 Security Fears
2010 FIFA World Cup organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan has played down security fears for this year’s World Cup in South Africa following the gunfire attacks on the Togo team that have marred the opening of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
Over the weekend the bus carrying the Togo team came under fire when travelling from their training camp in DR Congo, killing three people.
A large proportion of tickets are still to be sold for the World Cup, which begins on 11th June, and there with concerns that the attack may persuade fans not to travel to the tournament.
Said Jordaan: ‘I think everybody understands [the attack] has nothing to do with South Africa. When there was a bomb in London no-one said we should not have 2012 in London so we cannot have double standards.
‘The world must be balanced and must not apply different standards when it comes to the African continent. Our World Cup is secure and we are confident because we have employed a lot of resources to safeguard the event in our country.’
