| There is no event like the soccer world cup. All the | | | | mobile phone can be found even in the remotest |
| others, the Olympics, world athletics championship, | | | | shopping centres. |
| continental soccer derbies may come close but none | | | | Football stars will have it easy here. In fact the top |
| ever gets quite there. The world cup is in a class of | | | | African football teams prefer Nairobi as their first |
| its own. | | | | choice training ground. The indomitable lions of |
| For the very first time, the 32 nations soccer finals | | | | Cameroon and the flying eagles of Nigeria have in set |
| will be held in Africa. South Africa will be the host | | | | camp here in the last two years in Kenya. |
| country, and new football facilities and improvement | | | | Apart from the main stadiums, there are institutions |
| of the existing ones are being put up to ensure the | | | | that could offer excellent training grounds for teams |
| country is ready to host the world. | | | | seeking for privacy. The central bank owned facility, |
| It is not lost on the other countries in the region that | | | | Kenya school of monetary studies has everything |
| the world cup is too big an event for one country to | | | | that any world cup participating team would want. |
| handle single handedly. Teams will require to | | | | Their pitch is world class, their accommodation |
| acclimatise, for the event before going to the actual | | | | excellent, security provided by the paramilitary |
| venue. Countries that share the same conditions as | | | | general service unit and its only a twenty five |
| the venue, have good sporting facilities, established | | | | minutes drive from the international airport. |
| infrastructure, media and accommodation will come in | | | | With a little upgrade, the Karen based KCB institute |
| handy. | | | | can also provide excellent training grounds. Teams |
| Of all the nations in Africa, none fits better in this | | | | that would not mind to use facilities outside Nairobi, |
| category like Kenya. Apart from the 60,000 seater | | | | will find Naivasha an attractive destination. Flower |
| Moi international sports complex, the country also | | | | based companies have put up good facilities that will |
| boasts of two other stadiums in the city, Nyayo and | | | | only need polishing up for use. |
| city stadiums that are international standard. The city | | | | Tanzania have recently opened a sixty thousand |
| stadium which has a long history as the home of | | | | seater in Dar-es-salaam. It will also be available as a |
| dreams for soccer players and fans, is set for major | | | | training ground for world cup bound teams, and its |
| renovations before 2010. | | | | marketing has already been initiated by the Tanzania |
| Kenya is known as a vibrant tourism destination. | | | | government. Uganda and Rwanda will surely try to |
| There are excellent accommodation facilities in Kenya | | | | market their venues as well. |
| that have over the years been used by the millions | | | | The world cup may be headed for South Africa, but |
| of tourists who visit the many tourist attractions in | | | | Kenya and the East African region are already making |
| the country. The media here is vibrant. Indeed apart | | | | preparations to catch on the biggest event ever to |
| from south Africa, Kenya is the only other country in | | | | come to Africa. |
| Africa, south of the Sahara where the internet and | | | | |