Mauritius has teamed up with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to join Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and hosts South Africa in a top line-up of accommodation providers. The initiative, which was announced today (10 May) on the occasion of the 2009 Tourism INDABA in Durban by Honourable Xavier Luc Duval, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications, Dr. Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee and Jaime Byrom, CEO of MATCH (FIFA's servicing partner for accommodation), forms part of FIFA's and the Organising Committee's objective to host an African World Cup and make sure that the entire Southern African region benefits from the global football showpiece.
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Mauritius joins Southern African countries gearing up for 2010
FIFA
May 10, 2009
