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Are you the general manager of a national soccer team looking for a place to practice during the World Cup? If you said yes, then the Bafokeng tribe of northern South Africa has a great deal for you.
The tribe has seven flawless soccer fields in Phokeng with accommodations worth of a “high-class hotel” in progress. The land is also 4000 feet above sea level which will aid in training. Nevermind that it smells like manure and there are lions around (they’ve got an electric fence for them).
The tribe plans to rent out the sports center to a national team for the upcoming 2010 World Cup. Right now, the Bafokeng are targeting England. Though English officials said the facility is not their top choice.
But it’s not like the Bafokeng people are poor — their land produces 55% of the world’s platinum. In addition to the practice facility, they also own a stadium that will be one of the 10 used in the World Cup.
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