THE match-fixing scandal which rocked South African soccer recently will not have any effect on the Africa Cup of Nations finals, Confederation of African Football secretary- general Hicham El Amrani said in Alexandra yesterday.
"It will not have any effect on the tournament, I have been working closely with the Local Organising Committee and we are looking forward to an exciting event that many people will enjoy.
"There is nothing to worry about," said El Amrani, adding that the issue of playing in front of packed stadiums remains a big challenge on the continent.
"I must say South Africans have done a great job, we have 455000 (of the 500000 tickets) sold at this stage.
"The issue of playing in front of empty stadiums remains a big challenge, we know it is quite difficult to fill all the stadiums," he said.
The match-fixing scandal investigations have been put on hold until after the Afcon finals on February 10.
'Match-fixing scandal won't affect Afcon'
THE match-fixing scandal which rocked South African soccer recently will not have any effect on the Africa Cup of Nations finals, Confederation of African Football secretary- general Hicham El Amrani said in Alexandra yesterday.
"It will not have any effect on the tournament, I have been working closely with the Local Organising Committee and we are looking forward to an exciting event that many people will enjoy.
"There is nothing to worry about," said El Amrani, adding that the issue of playing in front of packed stadiums remains a big challenge on the continent.
"I must say South Africans have done a great job, we have 455000 (of the 500000 tickets) sold at this stage.
"The issue of playing in front of empty stadiums remains a big challenge, we know it is quite difficult to fill all the stadiums," he said.
The match-fixing scandal investigations have been put on hold until after the Afcon finals on February 10.
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