17 September 2007
A senior delegation from Soccerex in London, together with Gauteng MEC for
Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Barbara Creecy and MEC for Finance and
Economic Affairs, Paul Mashatile, will host a media briefing on Wednesday, 19
September 2007, to unveil further details on the Soccerex Exhibition and
Convention taking place in Gauteng in November 2007.
CEO of the 2010 Federation International Football Association (Fifa) World
Cup Local Organising Committee, Danny Jordaan, Captain of the South African
Football Festival Team, Lucas Radebe and Soccerex CEO Duncan Revie will be in
attendance.
Lin Glass representing British Airways, Sizwe Nzimande, SABC Sport and
Julianna Lindsey from Unicef South Africa will also be present at the press
conference.
Details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Time: 13h00
Venue: Bill Gallagher Room, Sandton Convention Centre
The media briefing will outline the official conference programme and
football festival, and provide details about speakers and partnership deals
that have been secured.
Soccerex, the world's biggest annual business-to-business soccer convention,
will be held in Gauteng from 26 to 28 November 2007, and for the following two
years thereafter.
The Gauteng Provincial Government bid for and won the right to host Soccerex
as part of its strategy to build Gauteng as a key destination for competitive
sports events. Building the competitive sports sector forms part of the
province's growth and development strategy to create jobs and economic
opportunities.
Soccerex provides Gauteng and South Africa with an international platform to
showcase the province and the country as a destination for investment, tourism
and major events, particularly in the build-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The
event is expected to inject R7 billion into the Gauteng economy.
Soccerex will also attract top international stakeholders in the football
industry and be the converging point for high level networking, incisive debate
on the latest issues facing the game, celebrities and live football.
For more information on the press conference or the Soccerex team
Contact:
E-mail: enquiry@soccerex.com
Tel: 440 208 742 7100
For enquiries regarding the Gauteng Provincial Government contact:
Nomazwe Ntlokwana
Tel: 011 355 7525
Cell: 083 507 8068
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
17 September 2007
Source: SAPA
