Safa wont host U-20 World Cup 2014-06-11 THE South African Football Association has withdrawn from hosting the eighth edition of the 2016 Fifa Womens Under-20 World Cup finals. Safa top brass have already informed Fifa - whose executive committee will decide on the new host country at a meeting in September - of their decision to withdraw. SA were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament at a meeting in December last year. Speaking from Brazil, where he is on Fifa assignment for the 2014 World Cup finals, Safa president Danny Jordaan confirmed their withdrawal. We have decided to give it back after the Fifa executive took a decision to link the Under-20 tournament and the senior World Cup finals, Jordaan said. The decision to link the two tournaments was taken after we were given the Under-20 World Cup. It is a similar arrangement to the Confederations Cup and the [mens] World Cup. The Under-20 World Cup will be used to test the readiness of the country hosting the tournament for the seniors. As you are aware, we announced earlier this year that we are going to bid to host the 2019 Womens World Cup for seniors. In that case, we will also be given the 2018 Under-20 tournament because the two tournaments are going to be linked. Jordaan also said Safa was happy that former Holland and Russia womens soccer coach Vera Pauw is building a solid Banyana Banyana team. Banyana have already qualified for the African Womens Championship finals scheduled for Namibia in October where the top three countries will qualify for the 2015 World Cup in Canada.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:28:44 +0000
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