Clash of the champions: Sundowns welcomes Barcelona
The Brazillians announced the big news at the Sandton Convention Centre. The teams will be playing for the Mandela Centenary Cup, which forms part of the celebrations of the life of Nelson Mandela in 2018.
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Premier Soccer League and La Liga champions Mamelodi Sundowns and Barcelona will battle it out on field. This friendly encounter will take place on May 17 at FNB stadium.
The game was organised by the South African Football Association together with LaLiga World Challenge. Kick off is at 6.15pm. This match may be one of the highlights to go down in history in South African football. Sundowns and Barca supporters let us get ready to head to FNB!
[BREAKING NEWS] Barça to play friendly in South Africa ⚽ vs @Masandawana 📅 May 16 📍 Johannesburg 📲 https://t.co/A1WiJBXvhL Full story 👇 https://t.co/eTjK8zjIIR
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 10, 2018
Dr. Patrice Motsepe talking about the huge obligation that they have as a family to improve the life of our people. “Football gives us the aspiration to dream.“ #Sundowns #DownsBarca pic.twitter.com/NGLltk3j8y
— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) May 10, 2018
Minister of Sports and Recreation, Ms. Thokozile Xasa: “We have an obligation to make contributions that will benefit and improve our people. What we experienced on the last day of the FIFA world cup is what we need to experience on Wednesday” #Sundowns #DownsBarca pic.twitter.com/pWnCUUdpVz
— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) May 10, 2018
Well done to Coach Pitso & Percy in yet another award! Now we finish the season in style!
➖#Sundowns pic.twitter.com/JaN04VHqg6— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) May 9, 2018
Tickets selling from R40 to R550 and confirmation is that they are selling at about 216 tickets per minute! Get your tickets now! @Masandawana @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/jb7aLQPlS3
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) May 10, 2018