By James Robert Kayindi
Former Galactico and world football star Zinedine Zidane is expected to pay a visit to East Africa this month, BigEye Sport has learnt. The Real Madrid official and ex-French captain will lead a group of Real Madrid legends for a special match against a select Tanzania XI side on the 23rd of August in Dares Salaam, Africanfootball.com posted on Tuesday morning.
According to the game organisers, the Tanzania Sisi Nyumbani (TSN), a 25-member squad of the Madrid legends is expected to arrive in the country (TZ) on the 22nd of August for a special friendly match revealed Denis Ssebo, an official from the TSN.
Among the expected ex-galacticos and legends will be LuisFigo of Portugal, Michael Owen of England , Fernando Morientes of Spain, Fabio Cannavaro of Italy, Fernando Hierro of spain, Reuben De la Redand, Christian Karembeu. Others include Michel Salgado, Steve McMannaman, Ruud Van Nistelrooy of Netherlands, Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez and Fernando Redondo.
The world football stars and ex-Madrid legends are also likely to visit various tourist sites in Tanzania, including Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Mount Kilimanjaro.
“We hope this visit will be successful and also teach our people a few things,” said Ssebo.
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