The Ghana football authorities have chosen the Roode Valley Lodge as the Black Stars hotel for the World Cup in South Africa in June.
The Black Stars will be based in the 40-room hotel for their group stage matches, giving the Ghanaians total control of the facility during the tournament.
This will prevent intruder from infiltrating the camp of the Black Stars as the Ghana FA seeks to weed out unwanted people from loitering there to give the players the maximum concentration.
The hotel is located north of Pretoria on the banks of the Pienaar�s River in the Highveld.
Protected by 24 hour security, Roode Valley is a mere forty-five minutes from Johannesburg City Centre and Oliver Tambo International Airport.
It is also is also located north of Pretoria next to the Roodeplaat Dam and Nature Reserve. Fifa confirmed that all 32 teams had identified their bases, the majority concentrated around Gauteng Province.
The World Cup runs between June 11 and July 11. World champions Italy chose the Leriba Lodge in Centurion just outside Pretoria, while Brazil will be camped at The Fairway in Johannesburg. Ghana's opponents Germany picked the Velmore Hotel in Pretoria, the same city as Diego Maradona's Argentina, North Korea, New Zealand, Ghana and Slovakia.
Spain will take over the NWU Campus in Potchefstroom while England have identified the Bafokeng Sports Campus in Rustenburg.
World Cup Bases for the 32 Finalists:
Algeria, Zimbali Lodge, KwaZulu-Natal
Argentina, High Performance Centre, Pretoria
Australia, Kloofzicht Lodge, Gauteng
Brazil, The Fairway, Johannesburg
Cameroon, Oyster Box, KwaZulu-Natal
Chile, Ingwenyama Conference Centre, Lowveld
Denmark, Simola Hotel Country Club, Knysna
England, Bafokeng Sports Campus, Rustenburg
France, Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, Knysna
Germany, Velmore Hotel, Centurion
Ghana, Rhoode Valley, Eastern Cape
Greece, Beverly Hills Hotel, KwaZulu-Natal
Honduras, The Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg
Italy, Leriba Lodge, Pretoria
Ivory Coast, Riverside Hotel & Conference, Vaal, Gauteng
Japan, Fancourt Hotel & Counry Club, George
Mexico, Thaba Ya Batswana, Johannesburg
Netherlands, Hilton Sandton, Sandton
New Zealand, Serengeti Estate, Gauteng
Nigeria, Hampshire, Durban
North Korea, Protea Hotel Midrand, Johannesburg
Paraguay, Woodridge Country Estate, KwaZulu Natal
Portugal, Valley Lodge, Gauteng
Serbia, Sunnyside Park Hotel, Johannesburg
Slovakia, The Villas Luxury Suite Hotel, Pretoria
Slovenia, Hyde Park Southern Sun, Johannesburg
Spain, NWU Campus, Potchefstroom
South Africa, Southern Sun Grayston, Sandton
South Korea, Hunters Rest Hotel, Rustenburg
Switzerland, Emerald Resort & Casino, Vanderbijlpark
United States, Irene Country Lodge, Pretoria
Uruguay, Protea Hotel Kimberley, Kimberley
Source: Ghanasoccernet.com
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