"We have been reiterating since May 2004,when we won the bid, as South Africa we are confident the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be safe and secure."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

This is not the first such incident in Nigeria with Okocha and Chukwu both failing to cast their votes in the Fifa 2004 World Footballer of the Year.

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Okocha suffers award setback

Ronaldinho was the 2004 Fifa World Player of the Year and was instrumental in Barcelona's La Liga triumph last season.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Ronaldinho & Rooney scoop awards

This is not the first time that Kenya has fallen foul of Fifa having been banned from football in 2006 and 2004.

BBC: Mohammed Hatimy