Danny Jordaan

SA's safety record 'second to none', says Jordaan

Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Soccer World Cup organising head Danny Jordaan on Monday described South Africa's safety record in hosting major sports events as "second to none".

Jordaan praises SA's events safety record

IOL (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Danny Jordaan says although South Africa has appalling crime statistics, major events in the country have gone without major trouble.

World Cup organiser worried hosts might crash out in first round

Sify (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The chief organiser of the football World Cup, Danny Jordaan, said Wednesday he hoped the final draw this week would be kind to South Africa - so the struggling hosts do not crash out in the first round.

• World Cup organiser worried hosts might crash out in first round - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

'World, welcome!' - Jacob Zuma on 2010

SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

With the stadiums all approaching completion and the 32 teams for the 2010 Fifa World Cup decided, Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan speaks to South African President Jacob Zuma on the eve of the Final Draw in Cape Town.

• Charlize Theron named as guest presenter for World Cup draw - The Guardian
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World Cup organiser worried hosts might crash out in first round

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Cape Town - The chief organizer of the football World Cup, Danny Jordaan, said Wednesday he hoped the final draw this week would be kind to South Africa - so the struggling hosts do not crash out in the first round. I hope for a good draw for our na...

Zuma on 2010

FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | yesterday

As the country gears up to host the world in 2010, Dr Danny Jordaan spoke to South African President, Jacob Zuma, about his thoughts on Africa's maiden World Cup.

Excitement mounts for the 2010 World Cup draw

Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Khanyisa Tabata 01 December 2009 The build-up for Friday evenings 2010 World Cup draw has become virtually tangible as the excitement mounts about who will challenge who in the various sections. High praise for Danny Jordaan and Irvin Khoza was the order of the day when Archbishop Thabo Cecil Makgoba, on behalf of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, wished them everything of the...

Third ticketing sales phase for 2010 World Cup to begin after draw

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

... confident that our preparations for the tournament are going extremely well," said Danny Jordaan, chief executive officer of the World Cup organising committee. "Now, it's time to focus on the teams and the stars coming to South Africa 2010, for the global football world to see who their teams will be up against and for our Host Cities and residents to gear up to welcome...

Scoring a 'green goal' for the World Cup

SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Scoring a 'green goal' for the World CupNthambeleni GabaraSouth African host cities and organisers have pledged to ensure that the upcoming 2010 Fifa World Cup™ is a "green event", by supporting initiatives that addressed waste minimisation, emissions reduction, energy efficiency and water conservation.Speaking in Johannesburg last week, 2010 local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan...

SA's World Cup challenges

IOL (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

... a day is slightly more than the United States which has six times the population. World Cup chief Danny Jordaan and police officials say, however, that South Africa has successfully organised many international sporting and other events and welcomes 9.5 million tourists a year. They say protecting fans, players and officials is a much more finite and manageable task than combating...

Henry Winter: Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole in line to join stellar World Cup cast

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

By Henry Winter Published: 4:16PM GMT 28 Nov 2009Front-runner: Wayne Rooney is an automatic choice in the Team of the Tournament after the World Cup final in 2010Photo: APSo amid all the promotional hoopla, all the signals of what a special event Danny Jordaan is organising for next summer, it is worth considering who could be the stars of the . Fifa's technical gurus always compile a...

British Join Chorus of 2010 Safety Alarmism

All Africa (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

DANNY Jordaan -- CEO of the 2010 Soccer World Cup local organising committee -- yesterday expressed his displeasure at reports the British government had warned fans to be on the alert for hijackers when they arrive in SA for the soccer showpiece next June.

World Cup starts at the draw

IOL (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Danny Jordaan is calling the draw the 'Start of the World Cup'. Are you ready to be wowed?

South Africa's team desperately seeking improvement

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

... Blatter, president of soccer's governing body FIFA, and local organising committee chief executive Danny Jordaan have expressed concern over the standard of the South African team and implied an early exit would spoil the tournament."I don't buy that," said former England goalkeeper Gary Bailey, now a television analyst in his native South Africa."At the 2008 European Championship...

• SA waiting for Bafana to come alive - IOL

SA waiting for Bafana to come alive

IOL (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

... Blatter, president of soccer's governing body Fifa, and local organising committee chief executive Danny Jordaan have expressed concern over the standard of the South African team and implied an early exit would spoil the tournament."I don't buy that," said former England goalkeeper Gary Bailey, now a television analyst in his native South Africa."At the 2008 European Championship...