Porra :If only it were about sport, then yes (personally I wouldn't enjoy it as I loathe football and everything that surrounds it) perhaps some people could enjoy it.
It is very much a political statement at the expense of the tax payer and the general public, and that is regrettable, to put it mildly.
The likelihood it passing off with out major logistical glitches is negligible, what is of greater concern is that it is almost inevitable that many people will be the victims of crime of one sort or another. I can only hope that this will be what is considered in SA to be 'petty' meaning it will only be theft and scams.