In a statement made available to BolaNews, SAFA president Danny Jordaan said SAFA is looking forward to formally launching South Africa’s intention to be a bidding nation.
“We look forward to receiving the final bid book requirements from FIFA,” the SAFA president said. “We are saying that the debate as far as the stadiums are concerned is settled. The venues are in place, the training grounds are in place, the accommodation and the roads are in place.”
Jordaan further disclosed that SAFA is now waiting for the terms and conditions from FIFA in order to formally present their bid.
“We now await the terms and conditions from FIFA. We believe we have got what is required to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in South Africa. The success of the World Cup in 2010 in South Africa dispelled pessimism around an African bid.”
South Africa, who became the first African country to host the men’s FIFA World Cup in 2010, will now rival a joint bid by Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands for the hosting of the 2017 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
