Jonathan Gets Invitation To Attend W/Cup

South African President Jacob Zuma has formally invited Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to attend the opening ceremony of 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane disclosed this in Abuja early in the week after paying a condolence visit to President Jonathan on the death of late President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Nkoana-Mashabane said Zuma would be delighted to personally host President Jonathan during the football fiesta stressing that though South Africa is the venue of the tournament, Africa is the theatre where the event would be hosted.

The South African minister said concerted efforts should be made to ensure that the football trophy remained in Africa and added that if Bafana Bafana failed to carry the trophy at the end of the day Nigeria should aspire to carry the trophy.