By Duncan Mackay
January 5 – The six South African cities that hosted matches during the 2010 World Cup are bidding to be involved in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
South Africa were awarded the tournament in 2013 after Libya pulled out because of security reasons following the recent revolution there.
Johannesburg, Cape Town (pictured), Durban, Polokwane, Rustenburg and Nelspruit, who were all hosts of the 2010 World Cup, are now bidding to stage matches.
While 32 teams took part in the World Cup, only 16 teams will participate in the African Cup of Nations matches, meaning fewer venues will be required for the games that will be played.
“We will receive the bids from the cities that have expressed interest when the process starts early this year,” said Kirsten Nematandani, the President of the South African Football Association.
“We will then make our decision on the venues that we will use.
“The good thing is that we have world-class facilities that were good enough for the World Cup so we are confident that our venues are more than adequate.”
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