S Africa tries to bridge racial divide with Confed Cup
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 8 (-AFP): When Nelson Mandela hailed South Africa's rugby World Cup trophy in 1995, he raised the nation's hopes for a non-racial future. Now football officials are hoping for a similar spark in the Confederations Cup.
"We want to create racial harmony as in 1995, when South Africa hosted the rugby World Cup and every South African got behind the national rugby team," said Rich Mkhondo, spokesman for the games' local organising committee.
"We want to create racial harmony as in 1995, when South Africa hosted the rugby World Cup and every South African got behind the national rugby team," said Rich Mkhondo, spokesman for the games' local organising committee.