Yes, in case you live under a rock, today it is exactly one year, that’s 365 days to kick off of the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa!

If you’re walking or driving around Cape Town today, you’ll notice a certain feverishness in the air. An Arial advert together with a Cape Town Topless Tours bus driving around, with revellers blowing vuvuzela’s (how do you DO that?!), waving streamers and generally celebrating a milestone in SA history.

It is said that the President, our Premier and the Fifa President are celebrating in style at the Greenpoint Stadium today. I wonder how that party will go?

In exactly a year, South Africa will play host to one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

Soccer is immensely popular in South Africa, more so even than rugby, and the imminent arrival of thousands of soccer fans is only heightening that excitement. More than 630 000 of three million have already been sold, just a hint of the immense excitement building for next year’s games.

Restaurants, clubs, guesthouses, lodges and spas, all businesses are feverishly preparing themselves to handle the influx of tourists; people are renting out their homes close to the stadia to foreign fans eager to be close to the action.

Cape Town alone will play host to more than 150 000 sports fans, travelling from far and wide. So far over 30 000 Germans alone are coming. Sheesh. That’s a LOT of people. Where will we put them? They’ll be eating out, going out,

partying and celebrating!

Well people, prepare yourselves, rent your house, buy your tickets, prep your friends, and Zestify your attitude, ‘cause the World Cup is hitting SA, and we’ll be ready for it!

Article by Sigi