The South African city is the sole bidder for the Games, following the withdrawal of the Canadian rival Edmonton earlier this year due to falling oil prices, leaving Durban on course to become the first African host of the Commonwealth Games, should they be ratified at the CGF General Assembly in September.

Martin outlined the CGF’s commitment to working alongside Durban 2022 to ensure their bid proves successful, insisting to insidethegames how back-up options are “completely off the table”.

“My job here is because we only have one bid in, we have to work with them and encourage them to have a really good bid,” the Scot said.

“We are not considering any back-ups or anything like that.

“That is the furthest thing from why we are here, we have to be positive.

“We have to make sure that these Games come to Africa for the first time.”

Lisa Helps, Mayor of the Canadian city of Victoria, recently suggested that her city, would be in favour of being considered as an alternative option, should Durban prove unable or wish to withdraw from hosting the Games.

Martin believes that scepticism surrounding Durban’s bid is “to be expected” but having led the five-person Evaluation Commission during their four-day visit, which included talks over the technical aspects of the bid, meetings with Government and city officials, as well as a venue tour, the CGF honorary secretary, who is challenging Prince Imran of Malaysia for the body's Presidency in September, believes attitudes towards the bid will change.

“Lots of people say things like that and everybody thinks that they’ll never do it,” she added.

“But they haven’t been here to see this and that is the important thing.

“When our Commonwealth Games Associations’s come here in July and see what they have got here I am quite sure that will change.”

The five-person Evaluation Commission, which concluded its inspection here yesterday, also consisted of CGF chief executive David Grevemberg, Andrew Ryan, executive director of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, Ian Hooper, director of sport and special projects at Glasgow Life and Maxwell de Silva, secretary general of the Sri Lankan Commonwealth Games Association and National Olympic Committee.

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