Jordaan: World Cup security concerns are “double standards” 11/01/2010 |
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South Africa 2010 chief executive Danny Jordaan has dismissed concerns over the safety of players at this summer’s World Cup following the attack on the Togo team bus in Angola last Friday.
Several high-profile figures have questioned the security situation in Africa ahead of the World Cup – the first to be held on the continent – after the ambush on the Togo team which killed three people. The attack has led Togo to fly home from the Africa Cup of Nations, which started yesterday (Jan 10).
But Jordaan said: “Why are people suddenly applying double standards? When there are terrorist attacks in Europe, do we hear about the 2012 Olympics being under threat? No.
“Angola and South Africa are two separate geographical areas, two separate countries. Besides, the African Nations Cup is not the World Cup.
“Angola was locked in civil war for many years but, on the terrorism index, South Africa hardly features.
“I’ll be fully briefed about what happened but no country can take responsibility for the security of another. We cannot be called to account for the security arrangements of Angola, which is far removed from South Africa.”
He added: “Terrorism is largely absent from Africa. It hits London, Spain and New York. Look at the recent attempt to blow up the plane in the USA.
“And look at the countries sending armies to fight terrorists. The fact England and others are doing that and we are not suggests you are more concerned about the issues in Europe than our government is.
“I repeat, let’s be careful of double standards.”
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