体坛英语资讯：Bafana to play friendly against Nigeria on August
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 20-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 10 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="Bafana">Bafana</span> <span word="Bafana">Bafana</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Niger">Niger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Kirsten">Kirsten</span> <span word="Nematandani">Nematandani</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="surveying">surveying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Nematandani">Nematandani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Eagles">Eagles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="lineups">lineups</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bafana">Bafana</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Safa">Safa</span> <span word="president">president</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> 38<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nigeriia">Nigeriia</span> 39<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span>."</p><p><span word="Nematandani">Nematandani</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Niger">Niger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="October">October</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Safa">Safa</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="Bafana">Bafana</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Safa">Safa</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composite">composite</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="XI">XI</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="materialised">materialised</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>' <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span>.</p>
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