Mbalula Fikile, Sports Minister of South Africa has urged Rustenburg and North West residents to go out in their numbers to buy tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations which comes up in a few days.
He also stated that thesse districts do not have any excuse, not to fill the Royal Bafokeng stadium to capacity. Rustenburg play host to continental soccer power houses, such as Ivory Coast and Algeria.
With only a few days left before the kick-off it is evident or clear that the mood in this province or part of the country is set of critical concern is the fact that this host city is still bahind in terms sale sof tickets.
Meanwhile, the Gauteng Provincicial Government says it will be enforcing a tight traffic management plan during the tournament to ease road congestion around the National Stadium.
According to the statement released by the department yesterday, the plan will be rolled out during the opening and closing games on the 19th of this month and the 10th February, 2013 respectively.
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