Johannesburg - That dreams can come true was the message that 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan delivered to hundreds of students at the CIDA City Campus in Johannesburg on Wednesday afternoon.
Jordaan told a packed hall of enthusiastic students that former president Nelson Mandela had seen his dream of uniting South Africa and achieving a non-racial society come true.
He told the students of CIDA university (Community of Individual Development Association) that the 2010 World Cup would open up opportunities for the youth of the country.
Jordaan added that for 103 years the soccer world looked down on Africa and refused to give the continent the chance of hosting the World Cup finals.
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'The confidence around the country is sky-high' Said Jordaan: "The rest of the world said it would be a financial and organisational disaster to give an African country the opportunity to host the World Cup."
But Jordaan told the students that he and his committee never gave up their dream and they were now reaping the benefits of hard work and perseverance.
"We believe we will host the best ever World Cup. We have already proved that we can do it. It shows nothing is impossible if you put hard work into it. There are no limitations on dreams and making them work.
"Madiba was our role model and he should be yours as well. He showed the world what we as South Africans could achieve without any help from the international community. We followed his example and we have two of the biggest soccer events (the Confederations Cup and World Cup) on the planet here in our country in the next 12 months."
Jordaan encouraged the students to set goals and strive to achieve those goals.
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