European legends to showcase skills in SA

Two-time Fifa World Cup champion and the most-capped international player ever, Kristine Lilly, as well as the only player in history to have won the Uefa Champions League four times with three different clubs, Clarence Seedorf, will showcase their skills on South African soil for the very first time.

They will be joined by current Tottenham Hotspur forward and Morocco national player, Rosella Ayane, as well as Liverpool and Barcelona legend, Luis Garcia, who played an instrumental role in Liverpool’s 2005 Uefa Champions League triumph.

One of the most unique football exhibitions to take place in South Africa became a reality today when Heineken unveiled the Heineken All-Invitational – a one-of-a-kind 5-a-side football match celebrating inclusivity and diversity in the beautiful game, both on and off the pitch.

The exhibition match, which takes place on May 14 at Gallagher Estate in Johannesburg, will feature a roster of some of football’s biggest legends, local and international, female and male.

Marcel Swain, head of marketing for premium beer at Heineken South Africa said, “We have been involved in football globally for decades through the Uefa Champions League and, more recently, through the Uefa Women’s Champions League.

“Through this involvement we want to show South Africans that the game is for everyone by celebrating inclusivity and diversity in football. The Heineken All-INvitational is thus not only designed to thrill fans but to challenge stereotypes and change mindsets hence, the 5-a-side showcase will welcome both male and female football all-stars to the same pitch.”

Joining the international players will be some of local football’s greatest names from past and present, including Amanda Dlamini, Andile Dlamini, Benni McCarthy, Mpumi Nyandeni, Portia Modise, Reneilwe ‘Yeye’ Letsholonyane, Ronwen Williams, Teko Modise and Zanele Nhlapho.

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