Cape Town is considered to be among the front-runners along with Durban and Johannesburg to be chosen if South African President Jacob Zuma gives the green-light to a bid.

Durban have already said that they definitely want to be chosen as South Africa's candidate but Cape Town revealed today that they will consider the matter more carefully and more "sequentially" when the World Cup is over.

Cape Town, dubbed the Mother City by South Africans, hosted seven matches during the World Cup at Green Point Stadium in the shadow of Table Mountain.

These included England's 0-0 draw with Algeria and the Netherlands 3-2 victory over Uruguay in the semi-final last Tuesday (July 6).

"The Olympics is too big to be funded by a single local Government," said Cape Town Council spokesman Pieter Cronje.

"Cape Town will not rush into an emotional decision to host the event."

Cape Town, South Africa's second most populous city with a population of 3.5 million, bid unsuccessfully for the 2004 Olympics, which were awarded to Athens.

They finished third out of the five candidates, behind Athens and Rome but ahead of Stockholm and Buenos Aires.

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