Soccer team for South Africa

Published April 18, 2002

LAHORE, April 17: Pakistan football team will tour South Africa from May 6 to 20 to play four matches with different teams

The names of the team against which Pakistan will play are not being disclosed by the Pakistan Football Federation.

It was learnt that Sapphire Enterprises, an England based company has arranged the tour of the team. According to sources, the company, has also invited the Indian football team to South Africa on the same dates, however, the possibility of an India-Pakistan clash in football there has not been confirmed.

The PFF has given its consent to the South African tour, after the company cleared all its dues which it owed to the federation for the Pakistan tour of England last year.

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