Two Spanish top flight football teams are set to visit South Africa in 2018 as part of the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) recent partnership with La Liga.
La Liga president Javier Tebas announced that the two unnamed sides will be sent to the African country to take part in a tournament that will be part of the Nelson Mandela centenary celebration next year.
The centenary event will be held in memory of the former South African president, who would have turned 100.
Tebas – who declined to give any further details of the two clubs – said that the venue of the tournament is yet to be decided.
“We are still deciding on the city for this tournament – it might be Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban,” The Star quotes Tebas to have said in an interview.
“There will be two Spanish teams travelling there. We have also organised a tournament for kids there in South Africa, including various other events we are still working on with Safa. I am not sure yet which teams, but we will know soon,” he added.
The La Liga boss also hinted at more projects in South Africa, aimed at developing talent.
“The partnership is in its early stages, but there is a lot more we are going to be doing, similar to the recent games (KwaMahlobo games) in Soweto to help promote youth development and community initiatives. We will be bringing certified coaches to train the local coaches as part of SAFA’s Vision 2022 target,” he said.
