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Ferguson backs SA for 2010
Ramatsiyi Moholoa
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager, has once more heaped praise
on South Africa's preparations for the 2010 World Cup.
The support from Ferguson came a day after Sepp Blatter, Fifa president,
reiterated that the World Cup will not be taken away from South Africa.
'There definitely is no plan B or C. The only plan is to make the South
African event a success,' said Blatter at the Fifa World Club Championships
in Japan on Monday.
Ferguson said he was impressed by the progress made by South Africa ahead
of the 32-nation tournament.
'When I look back to 1993 and compare it to how it is now, there has been
an awful lot of progress,' said Ferguson.
'The national team is going through a transitional phase at the moment.
All of their best players at the moment are the experienced players, but
national teams go in cycles, particularly for the developing football
nations.
'Hopefully, the experience they [Bafana] will get between now and 2010
will see them do well at the World Cup.'
Ferguson was presented with a Bafana Bafana replica jersey, with 2010
printed on the back, by Blatter and Danny Jordaan of the LOC . - additional
reporting by Fifa.
FIFA.com,
17 December 2008
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