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Boks let orphans see Bafana
2010-06-15 22:45
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Pretoria - The Springboks will be out in full force at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night as they take their support for soccer heroes Bafana Bafana to a new level.
The South African soccer team faces a crucial match against Uruguay at the rugby stadium and it is vital for them to win if they want to qualify for the second round of the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
An administrative bungle has turned into a good omen as the Boks donated 30 tickets to the Johannesburg Child Welfare Society to give underprivileged children the opportunity to watch the game on their behalf.
The tickets were initially bought by the South African Rugby Union for the team to support Bafana but the South African Football Association gave the team tickets as well. After consultation by the management it was decided to donate the extra tickets to charity.
Coach Peter de Villiers has moved the team’s off-day, which normally falls on a Thursday, forward by one day so that the team can utilise not only the public holiday to spend with friends and family, but also meet in the early evening for a team-building dinner before heading to Loftus.
The Boks have already expressed their support for Bafana Bafana publicly before the current World Cup when De Villiers and captain John Smit swopped jerseys with Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and national captain Aaron Mokoena.
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