It’s a rags to riches story the likes of which would be perfect for a Hollywood blockbuster – a young boy grows up in a family of six in which his father, a mineworker by trade, is the sole breadwinner.
Through pure guts and determination, the boy graduates through Kaizer Chiefs' youth ranks, is promoted to the first team in 2004 and nine years after that goes on to captain his country’s national soccer team.
The boy in question, now a well-respected player in the international soccer community, is Itumeleng Khune and though he’s already proven his worth as a player many times over, he will face a formidable challenge as a captain on the 19th November when Bafana Bafana go up against world champions, Spain.
“It’s an amazing opportunity to have the world’s best players in our country and to be able to test our skills against the No 1 ranked team in the world. There is also a lot of significance in the fact that the team to score the first goal of the last World Cup (Bafana Bafana) are up against the team that scored the last goal (Spain) at the stadium where Spain were crowned world champions. In terms of world-class soccer on our doorstep, it doesn’t get any better than this,” said Khune.
The Spanish team that will be running onto the pitch on the 19th November is not one to be taken lightly. The team includes 13 players who were part of the 2010 Fifa World Cup winning team in South Africa.
Crowd favourite Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, David Villa, Pedro and Xabi Alonso will form the nucleus of the team that will touch down in South Africa on the 17th November.
“Whether you are a soccer fan or not, next week’s game is going to be an entertaining evening for everyone who comes through to support and as such, we are encouraging all South Africans to come and show the Spanish what we’ve got!” said Khune.
Tickets for the match are on sale at Computicket, Shoprite, Checkers and Shoprite/Checkers stores countrywide.
Tickets cost R50 for the top tier; R200 for the middle tier and R100 for the bottom tier.
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