Half the licensed products for the World Cup are being manufactured by South African enterprises, Fifa's licensing company said on Wednesday.

"We have appointed 38 South African based licensees, which account for 128 different official licensed products and product categories," Global Brands Group general manager Paul Zacks said.

His comments followed claims by the Congress of South African Trade Unions that Bafana Bafana supporter apparel was being made overseas.

Of the 38 local companies licensed to manufacture World Cup products, 11 had their operations based in the country.

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