Smoke haze cuts first training run short
Smoke haze cuts first training run short
08 June 2010
published by www.radionz.co.nz
South Africa — The All Whites’ first training run in South Africa was cut short when coaches and medical staff decided that smoke haze from a nearby township was unhealthy for the players.
Impoverished households use wood fires and paraffin to keep warm and to cook, and the smoke left a low white blanket wafting over Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton, a black settlement about 40 kilometres east of Johannesburg.
New Zealand Football’s Jamie Scott says conditions weren’t the best but it was important for players to get on the pitch after a long flight.
The All Whites play Chile on Wednesday night in their final warmup game before their first World Cup match against Slovakia on 15 June.
