The South African cabinet has congratulated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for organising and hosting a successful FIFA Confederations Cup tournament.

"The successful 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament served to project our country positively to the world and demonstrated, without any shadow of doubt, that we have the capability and the capacity to host international events of this magnitude," Government spokesperson Themba Maseko told BuaNews.

Maseko was addressing the media following an ordinary meeting of cabinet.

Maseko said the meeting noted that this was one of the most important milestones as South Africa gets closer to hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

"The meeting expressed gratitude to the thousands of South Africans who attended the games in large numbers," he added.

Cabinet also paid tribute to all South Africans for their hospitality to all who visited the country, including the participating teams.

Cabinet has also congratulated Bafana Bafana for their sterling performance against the best teams in the world.

"The performance of the team showed that South Africa will not only be the tournament host but will also be a worthy contender in the games," concluded Maseko.


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