Published: Thursday June 18, 2009 MYT 7:23:00 AM
Updated: Thursday June 18, 2009 MYT 7:38:40 AM
FIFA to give away free Confed Cup tickets
JOHANNESBURG: FIFA will give away free tic kets to fans in South Africa in an attempt to fill the thousands of empty seats at the Confederations Cup.
“There will be a number of complimentary tickets actually handed to institutions, institutions which have been very supportive of the event,” FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot said yesterday.
“It’s a gesture from FIFA.
It’s a joint initiative from FIFA and the organising committee to basically offer to those who maybe didn’t have a chance to attend the games so far to go there.
” Maingot said schools and local authorities will be among those receiving the tickets, but he did not say how many would be handed out.
“In terms of numbers, I cannot give details.
It very much depends on a game-by-game basis.
” After a near sellout in the open ing match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, matches in Rustenburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein were all played in stadiums nowhere near capacity.
— AP
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