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SA, Italy legends to do it for Madiba

WINNER: Jomo Sono
WINNER: Jomo Sono

JOMO Sono, Shakes Mashaba and Nelson "Teenage" Dladla have all been roped into the South African Legends team against the Italian legends at FNB Stadium on August 17.

At the same time, the former Bafana Bafana coaches duo of Stanley "Screamer" Tshabalala and Clive "The Dog" Barker will serve as joint coaches.

The game is being organised in honour of former president Nelson Mandela.

The South African-Italian legends clash is one of the big games that will take place at the same venue on that historic day.

Former dribbling wizard Mlungusi "Professor" Ngubane is also in the team, which will be captained Lucas Radebe. Roberto Baggio will lead the Italian team, which is expected to be announced sometime this week.

At 3pm, Bafana Bafana take on Burkina Faso in an international friendly, with the Springboks meeting Argentina in a Test match at 5pm. The three games will be followed by a music festival featuring local and international artists.

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has made it clear the tournament, which has been endorsed by Mandela's wife Graça and the foundation, will be an annual event.

The plan is to make it a multi-sports tournament with other codes like boxing, netball, hockey and golf also taking part.

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