Zimbabwe wants to host the 2034 World Cup

Africa could be set to host another FIFA World Cup after Zimbabwe revealed an audacious plan to bid for the hosting rights for the 2034 World Cup.

According to Ventures, Zimbabwe's Tourism and Hospitality minister, Walter Mzembi, was getting set to launch a bid for the event despite Zimbabwe's unstable economy.

“I spoke to FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and he told me that it was possible for Zimbabwe to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup as long as we keep on having such big dreams and vision,” the minister is quoted as having said.

“If we are to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup this is the right time to start marketing our country a safe tourist destination. Nothing can stop us,”  Mzembi said.

Mzembi added that the idea was to have Harare as the host city but in collaboration with other major cities in the region like Maputo, Johannesburg, Gaborone and Lusaka.