South Africa’s FA (Safa) is confident the country can sufficiently suppress its number of Covid-19 infections in time to host Fifa’s Club World Cup later this year.
South Africa has expressed a keen interest in staging the club tournament, after Japan withdrew as hosts last week citing concerns over coronavirus.
The Club World Cup features six continental club champions and the host nation’s league champion.
On Wednesday, Safa president Danny Jordaan is to meet Fifa president Gianni Infantino to discuss the possibility of South Africa hosting the December event.
Jordaan is travelling to Nigeria where he will meet not only Infantino and Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura, but also his compatriot Patrice Motsepe – the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf).
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