Senior South African officials, including then President Thabo Mbeki, approved the $10 million payment that US authorities describe as a bribe to host the 2010 World Cup, local media reported Friday.

Senior South African officials, including then President Thabo Mbeki, approved the $10 million payment that US authorities describe as a bribe to host the 2010 World Cup, local media reported. Photo by:Jerome Delay/AP. 
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A US indictment last week said the cash was paid to former Fifa executive Jack Warner to secure the right to hold the tournament in 2010 — one of a slew of recent allegations of corruption at football’s world governing body.

But South Africa has rejected the accusation, saying the $10 million payment was an honest donation to support football among the “African diaspora” in the Caribbean.

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