ARUSHA, Tanzania
Excitement is building in
Arusha ahead of the much-anticipated friendly game that will include legends
from across the world as well as members of the CAF family including Executive
Committee members on Wednesday August 10 at Saint Constantine’s International
School after the 44th CAF Ordinary General Assembly.
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino (L) and famous world referee, Pierluigi Colina with world football legends are in Arusha, Tanzania
The game which will be a
celebration of the crème de la crème of superstars in yesteryears that continue
to inspire generations is expected to enhance a conversation around the
beautiful game with Africa’s highest mountain - Kilimanjaro looking on as a
backdrop.
AFCON 1990 winning lethal
striker Rabah Madjer with Algeria, 2002 World Cup winner Gilberto Silva of
Brazil and Siaka Tiene will be hoping to bring their flair from past years to
remind everyone that class is permanent.
Donato who played for Spain at
the EUROs 1996 and Salgado will bring back memories of their playing days.
Former France international
and World Cup 1998 winners David Trezeguet and Youri Djorkaeff complete the
star-studded lineup that is set to bring excitement to football crazy
Tanzanians.
“A game of this magnitude is
important for this generation to inspire the youth and especially in football
to share with us their achievements and eventually this will help the
development of football in Tanzania,” Wilfred Kidao, the Tanzania Football
Federation secretary general told CAFOnline.
Joining them too will be CAF
President Dr Patrice Mostepe and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, celebrated
former international referee Pierluigi Collina who was named FIFA Referee of
the Year six consecutive times as well as former Portuguese international Nuno
Gomes.
FIFA staff including Deputy
Secretary General Mattias Grafström, Senior President’s Office Manager Federico
Raviglione and Chief Business Officer Romy Gai will also join the football
bonanza.
This historic game will be
preceded by a tree planting ceremony at 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT).
No comments:
Post a Comment