CAPE TOWN – Possible court action by citizens citing environmental concerns could cost South Africa’s tourist hub of Cape Town its status as a host city for the 2010 football World Cup.
Residents say the proposed 68 000-seater stadium in Green Point will rob the city of much-needed public amenities but Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile will ask cabinet to take away Cape Town’s host status if they do not back down. South African won the rights to host the 2010 football World Cup after losing out in their first attempt in 2000 to Germany, which hosted it earlier this year.SupersoccerSouth African won the rights to host the 2010 football World Cup after losing out in their first attempt in 2000 to Germany, which hosted it earlier this year.Supersoccer
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