July 2006
The MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Nomsa Mtsweni, will be hosting a
Football Indaba on 22 to 23 July 2006 in Badplaas Aventura. Entitled âRoad
towards 2010 and beyondâ, it will focus on the development of a five-year
strategic plan for football.
With South Africa having won the right to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup on
behalf of FIFA, the time has come for South African Football Association to
re-engineer football in the whole country in order to position Bafana Bafana
and the soccer administration for successful participation, including winning
the soccer world cup.
The Provincial Government and Mpumalanga SAFA saw it fair to convene a
Football Indaba to guide football development and to discuss issues affecting
football development within the province.
The objectives of the Indaba amongst others will be to enhance participation
of both boys and girls, create a platform for talent identification, nurture
talent through skills development, explore academies for high performance,
produce athletes of professional standard, assist the current restructuring
process of football in the province, develop a focused strategy on football
development for 2010 and beyond, restructure the South African Football
Association in the province, encourage non-racialism and democracy through
sport and encourage partnership between SAFA, government and business
community.
Therefore each media house is requested to send one representative per media
house for the Indaba. Meals and accommodation will be provided.
For more information please contact:
Sgananda Siboza at
Tel: 013 766 5084
Cell: 082 853 3811
Sammy Mpatlanyane
Tel: 013 766 5014
Cell: 082 923 0550
Issued by: Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mpumalanga
Provincial Government
11 July 2006
