Jordaan meeting Infantino over Club World Cup, says Safa CEO Motlanthe

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SA Football Association CEO Tebogo Motlanthe has confirmed interest in hosting the 2021 Fifa Club World Cup in December.

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Fifa announced last week that Japan had withdrawn from hosting the competition because of the Covid-19 pandemic, citing fears he tournament would cause a rise in infections in a country that recently staged the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. “The president [Danny Jordaan] is going to Ethiopia to meet Fifa secretary [Fatma Samoura] and Fifa president [Gianni Infantino],” Motlanthe said.“We are still on fact-finding mission and once we have all the information, the NEC will make a decision.”Motlanthe said SA has what it takes to host a tournament of such a magnitude, referring to the 2010 World Cup stadiums.

 

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