Ticket sales for the Confederations Cup, due to be hosted in South Africa from 14 June this year, are slow, with less than a third of the 646 000 tickets sold to date.
The Confederations Cup is a “warm-up” for the 2010 World Cup, and will be contested in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Rustenburg. Countries that will play are the USA, Spain, Brazil, Iraq, New Zealand, Egypt and South Africa.
FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke has criticised South Africa for the poor marketing of the event, especially at public spaces such as airports.
The departure of S A Tourism CEO Moeketsi Mosola could not have come at a worse time, when marketing of the country and the two key events this and next year are urgently needed.
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