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MEDIA ALERT: SA Homeless Street Soccer World Cup Team Bid Farewell By Minister

7 July 2016

Tomorrow, 8 July 2016, Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, will bid farewell to the team who will represent South Africa at the Annual Homeless Street Soccer World Cup taking place in Glasgow, Scotland from 10 – 16 July 2016. Through community based street soccer initiatives, the team of 8 players was selected from across the country. For the first time, the team includes two female players. Representing South Africa at the World Cup will be:

  •         Angelo Seakhla, 20 years old from Napier
  •         Griszelda Magosie - 26 years old from Parkwood
  •         Faizal April - 22 years old from Parkwood
  •         Pozisa Dipa - 19 years old from New Crossroads
  •         William Flandorp - 21 years old from Egoli - Phillipi
  •         Michael Frans - 28 years old from Molteno in the Eastern Cape
  •         Fuzile Boyi - 29 years old from Molteno in the Eastern Cape
  •         Xolisa Sobada - 26 years old from New Crossroads

ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND 

Date:             Friday, 8 July 2016

Time:             15:30 – 16:30

Venue:          Cape Town International Airport Plaza

There will be opportunities for photographs and interviews. 

Media Enquiries: 

Stacy McLean
Spokesperson for Minister Anroux Marais
Email: Stacy.McLean@westerncape.gov.za
Tel: 021 483 4426
Cell: 083 504 1171