By Christian Ncube
Danny Jordaan
JOHANNESBURG-The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (OC) South Africa, worried by the death of more than 20 fans in a stadium in Ivory Coast, has guaranteed the safety of fans that will watch football matches at its stadia during the historic tournament.

As a nation we host major sporting events on an almost weekly basis and have some of the best security personnel in the world working on this project to ensure that the safety of all those who attend the matches is guaranteed, 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan.
He added, The Organising Committee will be embarking on a major spectator educator campaign to ensure that fans coming to the FIFA Confederations Cup and FIFA World Cup get to the games early. The gates will open three hours before the matches kick-off and this is when fans will be expected to arrive.
Jordaan urged countries involved in the qualifiers for the tournament to adopt safety measures at stadiums saying, We call on all countries involved in FIFA World Cup qualifiers to adopt best safety practice to ensure that the road to 2010 is safe and incident free.
South Africa will in 2010 host the FIFA World Cup, the first time the showpiece is held on African soil.
Meanwhile, Jordaan extended the world Cup organisers' condolences to the deceased, their families and Ivory Coast following the death of the fans.
We would like to extend our most sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives under such tragic circumstances. We also offer our condolences to the injured and to the people of Côte d'Ivoire who today are trying to take stock of this tragedy.
More than 20 fans died during the stampede in a match between the hosts and Malawi.