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Soccer News of Wednesday, 15 June 2005

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Ronaldo and Figo to watch SA-GHANA Match

Real Madrid stars Ronaldo and Luis Figo are set to arrive in South Africa on Thursday, in a bid to promote the new A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport, headed by South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale.

The duo is set to arrive in Johannesburg tomorrow on a chartered flight and will travel to Cape Town on Friday, where they will meet former president Nelson Mandela.

They will then take a boat trip to Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned during the Apartheid era, before returning to Johannesburg.

Ronaldo and Figo will also be VIP guests at Bafana Bafana?s World Cup qualifier against Ghana at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.

Portuguese winger Figo will return to Madrid, while Brazilian striker Ronaldo will remain in South Africa for a few more days.