Dutch coach Van Marwijk joins chorus to ban vuvuzela

The noisy vuvuzela trumpet-type instrument blown incessantly by fans during Confederations Cup matches should not be allowed in the stadiums, Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk said.

"At home watching TV it really was annoying, but in the stadiums you get used to it but it is still unpleasant," Van Marwijk, who is on a fact-finding tour before next year's World Cup finals, told reporters at the hotel his team will use next year.

"You want to coach your players during the match but it is almost impossible with that noise. So for me the horns can stay outside the stadiums."

TV broadcasters, viewers watching Confederations Cup matches at home around the world as well as ordinary fans have all complained about the monotonous, tuneless sound of the vuvuzela.

It has sparked a furious debate in the media with its defenders saying it is an integral part of South Africa's football culture. Other commentators say it is a recently new phenomenon introduced as a marketing tool in the past few years.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the world governing body had no plans to ban the instrument from Confederations Cup matches. He said FIFA and the local organising committee would meet after the tournament to discuss whether it should be banned next year.

Blatter is against the idea of a ban saying that "we should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup".