Countdown to Final Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Countdown to Final Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup

A stage has been set for the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup this coming Friday, 4 December 2009. South Africa’s own Academy award winner Charlize Theron will be joined by star-studded line-up of sports celebrities, including football star David Beckham (England), one of only a few players to score in at least three consecutive FIFA World Cups, Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia), two-time Olympic gold medallist and nine-time athletics world champion, Makhaya Ntini, the first black player in the South African cricket team, John Smit, the captain of rugby world champions South Africa and Bafana Bafana player Matthew Booth.

Former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, one of the architects of the first African World Cup, will address the audience by video message. Also in attendance they will be Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will welcome the audience at the beginning of the 90-minute live show. Guests on the day will include Issa Hayatou, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup, Nobel Peace Prize winners Frederik W. de Klerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as well as former football icons Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Eusebio and Roger Milla.


Host for the evening will be South African presenter Carol Manana, guests will be entertained by a line up of marvellous performances from Grammy award-winners Soweto Gospel Choir, Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo and Johnny Clegg will perform alongside the Jazzart Dance Company. The grand finale will feature 80 artists including internationally acclaimed musical ensemble Africa Umoja. This will be a night to remember it will be broadcasted to 200 territories to over 200 million viewers around the world. Finally all 32 countries will know which teams to encounter during the 2010 World Cup in South African.

Thanduxolo Jindela