How successful was the FIFA Confederations Cup Volunteer Programme?
Onke Mjo: It was very important to have the FIFA Confederations Cup as it gave us the opportunity to test the systems and how things should work. We have learnt so much from the tournament and we can say without hesitation that the FIFA Confederations Cup was a success. It has shown us the way forward to 2010 and we are now very confident that the volunteers programme will be a great success next year. There has also been very positive feedback from the volunteers who obviously enjoyed themselves during the tournament and many of them have been asking when they can apply for the World Cup volunteer programme. What were the major lessons learnt during the FIFA Confederations Cup volunteer programme? Even though we view the FIFA Confederations Cup as a success, it lived up to its status as a great test event for the FIFA World Cup. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup Volunteer Programme, we now know we need to strengthen our job-specific training with the volunteer groups and need to make the vo
