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Department of Foreign Affairs to co-host the Sixth Latin American
Soccer Tournament at University of Pretoria The Department of Foreign Affairs
has been invited to co-host the sixth annual Latin American and Caribbean Soccer
Tournament for boys under the age of 13 on Saturday, 2 September 2006, at 09h00,
Groenkloof Campus, University of Pretoria. In an effort to cement relations
with developing countries in the South and inculcating the love of sport and recreation
to our youth the Department of Foreign Affairs has contributed soccer kits worth
R30 000 to the participating teams. The tournament, which has been running
for six years, consists of nine teams representing Latin American and Caribbean
countries and a South African team. The Latin American teams represented in the
tournament will be the following: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico,
Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The South African team will be drawn from
Eersterust, Rietondale, Winterveld, Attridgeville, Mabopane, Arcadia, Garankua,
Soshanguve and Soweto. The Director-General of Foreign Affairs, Dr Ayanda
Ntsaluba has given his blessings to the tournament. He urged the South African
youth to be our ambassadors at the tournament by showcasing our soccer talent
and hospitality as a precursor to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, which South Africa
will have the privilege of hosting. Enquiries: Vincent Hlongwane
Cell:
082 385 1169 Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
1 September
2006
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