The 2020 World Football Summit is expected to boost KwaZulu-Natal’s economy when thousands of football delegates flock to Durban.
The city beat Hong Kong, Buenos Aries and Canada when it was announced as the host city. Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs member of the Executive Council MEC Sihle Zikalala says the world summit will inject over R800 million into the province’s economy. A number of international events are also planned to coincide with the event.
“One of the major conferences that we are going to have in the next 2 years will be the world football summit which will be held in Durban in 2020 and will inject about R800 million into the economy of the province beside that there are a number of events international events that will take place in 2019 in KwaZulu-Natal which will contribute a lot to the economy of our province,” explains Zikalala.
