South Africa's police chief has expressed hope that the US is knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in the first round to avoid a visit by President Barack Obama.
"One challenge is the American president who is coming, not coming, coming, not coming," General Bheki Cele told a parliamentary committee during a briefing on the police's World Cup security plans in Cape Town on Friday.
"It is 50-50. Our famous prayer is that the Americans don't make the second round," he went on to say.
"We are told that if it goes to the second or third stage, the US president may come," he added.
The South African top policeman further pointed out that he had provisional confirmation that 43 heads of state would attend the 2010 World Cup.
“At the moment we have 43 heads of state provisionally confirmed. That 43 will be equal to this one operation," he noted.
The United States is in Group C, competing with England, Slovenia and Algeria. The 2010 tournament will mark the country's ninth run at the World Cup.
South Africa has set aside 44,000 police in an attempt to secure the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 11.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=125795§ionid=3510211.
"One challenge is the American president who is coming, not coming, coming, not coming," General Bheki Cele told a parliamentary committee during a briefing on the police's World Cup security plans in Cape Town on Friday.
"It is 50-50. Our famous prayer is that the Americans don't make the second round," he went on to say.
"We are told that if it goes to the second or third stage, the US president may come," he added.
The South African top policeman further pointed out that he had provisional confirmation that 43 heads of state would attend the 2010 World Cup.
“At the moment we have 43 heads of state provisionally confirmed. That 43 will be equal to this one operation," he noted.
The United States is in Group C, competing with England, Slovenia and Algeria. The 2010 tournament will mark the country's ninth run at the World Cup.
South Africa has set aside 44,000 police in an attempt to secure the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 11.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=125795§ionid=3510211.
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