South African football legend, Edward Motale, is confident that his side has assembled a strong team to beat their Italian counterparts.
The SA legends play against Italy in the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture day at the FNB Stadium today.
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The historic event that will see Bafana Bafana play against Burkina Faso, as well as the clash between the Springboks and Argentina at the same venue later in the day, has been organised to celebrate Nelson Mandela's legacy.
"We are going to play exciting football. We will do our thing. We've got players like Prof (Mlungisi Ngubane) and Teenage Dladla in the middle and they will be doing their thing. I am at the back with players like Lucas Radebe and Neil Tovey. I am confident that we will do well," said Motale.
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The full squad of the SA legends is as follows: Andre Arendse, John Tlale, Edward Motale, Mark Fish, Neil Tovey, Lucas Radebe, David Nyathi, Doctor Khumalo, Shoes Moshoeu, Linda Buthelezi, Helman Mkhalele, Shaun Bartlett, Phil Masinga, Teenage Dladla, Jomo Sono, Calvin Petersen, Owen da Gama, Mark Tovey, Les Grobler, Mlungisi Professor Ngubane, Shakes Mashaba and Shane MacGregor.
The side is coached by Stanley Tshabalala and Clive Barker.
By Masebe Qina
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