Barack Obama visited on Opening Day Ceremony of World Cup 2010

Bloedmfontein (South Africa), June 23 on the day after the semi-final line -up was dramatically set at the confederations cup, South Africa took a deep breath and FIFA President Sepp Blatter rebvealed that US President Barach Obama may attend the opening ceremony of the world cup next year.

Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, had never visited Africa as the leader of the free world.

U.S. president Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the 2010 world cup final in Johannesburg on June "FIFA presiddent Sepp Blatter said during media discussion in Johannedburg. The opening ceremony would be performed at the new ultra modern 100,000-soater Soccer City. the match would feature either hosts Bafana Bafana or defending world champions Italy.

"I trust Africa and South Africa, he said emphatically." "It is time the world did the same thing. The world sill see a fantistic spectacle in Africa in 2010. South Africa age going to make everyone proud of Africa."

Blatter also again told the media that South Africa would be ready to host the world cup, "there is no doubt," he said the day after the US and Brazil joined Spain and the hosts in the last four.