The explosion had no fatalities‚ with 24 of the South Africans returning home on Monday‚ but has called into question the security around the 24-team tournament that starts on June 21.
The incident is the second in six months after three Vietnamese tourists were killed in a similar attack in December. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the latest blast.
“We feel there is no need to panic‚ we have faith in the Egyptian law enforcement agencies to handle the situation and we understand that these types of things do happen. The SA government said it has confidence in the authorities in Egypt that South Africans travelling to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in the north African country will be safe.“The South African ambassador to Egypt‚ Mr Vusi Mavimbela‚ has been engaging with law enforcement agencies there and will continue to do so.
“It was an act by opportunistic terrorists and we will stand with the government of Egypt and make sure we support them in any way we can.”A Safa spokesperson said they were not commenting on the blast‚ while enquiries for comment to the Confederation of African Football have not yet elicited any response.
“Many have told us that they are returning not because they don’t believe the Egyptian authorities can handle the situation‚ but because they are traumatised. Some said they would consider returning to Egypt.
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