Mozambique gears up for 2010 WC

  1. Posted on Sunday 25 January 2009 - 06:48
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    Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    Mozambique is gearing up for the 2010 World Cup to take place in South Africa by improving its infrastructure through the construction of a new stadium. The southern African country has also injected huge sums of money to boost its tourism sector to attract more tourists during the tournament.
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    The Director of the project Celso Mabjaia said Mozambique wants to take advantage of the world’s football fiesta in neighbouring South Africa to project its image. He said Mozambique would be hosting one of the countries participating hence the construction of a stadium of international repute. It hopes to complete the new stadium March or April next year.

    The new stadium which is said to be in the outer Maputo suburb will cost about USD$57 million. Chinese contractors are undertaking the project. China is one of the donors which has taken a particular interest in assisting African countries develop.

    The Asian country has also promised to build a modern stadium in Malawi. According to an allAfrica.com report, the original timetable for the stadium was 27 months.

    The report said currently the new stadium construction has attracted employment of 307 Mozambicans and 203 Chinese. The country which is among the poorest in Africa lost most of its infrastructures during a civil war that lasted for years.

    South Africa is the first African country to host the World Cup.

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