ANC and HIP alliance
is hosting a soccer tournament in celebrations of THE ANC GAUTENG CENTENARY
MONTH TO CELEBRATE OLIVER TAMBO
ANC
and HIP alliance is hosting a soccer tournament in Alexandra Stadium on the
21st October 2012. The soccer tournament will be played out between the ANC
Centenary Aces, coached by Jomo Sono and captained by Kgalema “Wizzard”
Motlanthe and the Reggio Emilia Legends, coached by the Italian Ambassador to
SA and captained by Giussepe Dossena, a member of the famous 1982 Italian World
Cup winning squad.
Dossena
accumulated 39 caps for Italy and played
for esteemed clubs such as Torino, Udinese and Sampdoria.
In
both teams the politicians and soccer legends that will play on the day include
Kgalema “wizard”Motlanthe, Fikile Mbalula, Paul Mashatile, Parks Tau, David
Makhura, Danny Jordan, Mandla Nkomfe, Lindiwe Zulu,Dali Tambo, Teenage Dladla, Mark Fish, Phil Masinga,
Martin Cohen, City Late Neo Lichaba, Patrick Molala, Roger de Sa, Mike Mangena,
Alfred Phiri, Shakes Khungoane, Doctor Khumalo, Cyprian Maimane, Computer
Lamola, Happy Cow Nkomo Sergio La Verghetta, Edi Xavier, Dario Armini, Gianni
Mariano, Paolo Scalla, Dario Dosio, Dino Rech, Eric Tinkler, Vilma Morano,
Natacia Osher, Bongiwe Radebe, Qedani Dorothy Mahlangu, PieroMorano, Mark Fish,
Phil Masinga, Lenin Shope, David Nyathi, Gianni Ravazzotti, Jose Nascimento,
Maurizio di Giovianpaolo, Grant Morgan Alberto Bollo and others.
The
event will be preceded by schools soccer finals and ANC centenary flame. The
event is crucial in integrating the strong cultural sporting heritage of South
Africans and Italians.
It
will further characterize diversity and strong elements of non racialism and
continued sportsmanship and comradeship. This captures the relationship between
the ANC and Reggio.
This
soccer match also provides an opportunity to honour many of our soccer legends,
almost all of whom played under difficult conditions imposed by Apartheid.
