Police say two hotel workers stole money from members of Colombia's football team, which is in South Africa for a friendly against the World Cup host, according to AP. Police spokesman Eugene Opperman said Friday the Colombian players' hotel rooms were cleaned while they were training on Tuesday, and when they returned they discovered cash was missing. Media reports say that around $2,800 was taken from suitcases in the rooms but police would not confirm that. Opperman said two employees appeared in court Thursday on theft charges. A third, who had also been arrested, was later released after being cleared of involvement. «Everything has been sorted out and the issue was well managed,» Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina told Associated Press Television. «The important thing is that everything has been sorted out.» Ospina said he did not know how much money had been stolen. The incident occurred at the five-star Southern Sun hotel in the plush northern Johannesburg suburb of Hyde Park _ the same hotel where Slovenia will be based during the World Cup. Slovenia is scheduled to arrive on June 8. «It was a case of petty theft and swift action was taken with two arrests made and two suspects having already appeared in court,» local organizing committee spokesman Rich Mkhondo said. «This is a clear indication of how seriously the South African police authorities view criminal acts of any kind and also shows they are well equipped and prepared to deal with security matters during the tournament.» Egypt's football team was robbed of nearly $2,500 at its Johannesburg hotel during last year's Confederations Cup. South Africa beat Colombia 2-1 on Thursday in its first game at Soccer City, the main World Cup stadium.
