From AFP, 4 September
Harare – A delegation of FIFA officials will arrive here Monday to assess the country's capacity to host visitors for the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa. "The FIFA officials will assess the capacity of Zimbabwe to host visitors for 2010," Karikoga Kaseke, chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), said in a statement. "They have specifically requested to see three- to five-star hotels in Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls as well as other service facilities in the tourism sector." Zimbabwe, which plans to invest 20 million dollars on hotels and stadiums, is one of the host country's neighbours expecting to rake in the windfall of the month-long event by hosting training camps, accommodation and fan parks for teams and visitors during the tournament.[ ...] We have to make sure that the industry standards are brought up to expectations of FIFA," he said. "We will not hesitate to exclude any facility, and I mean any facility that does not meet the required standards. There is no compromise in this position and they will be no sacred cows."
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