Jordaan: Bafana Bafana honoured to host Brazil

South Africa Football
Association (Safa) president
Danny Jordaan says his side
are 'honoured' to be hosting
Brazil at Soccer City on
March 5.
The Selecao arrive in Johannesburg for the final leg of
the Gillette Brasil Global Tour prior to coach Luiz
Felipe Scolari’s announcement of his World Cup
squad.
“It's always an honour playing against Brazil,
especially, with their special brand of soccer and
almost mythical stature as the high priests of the
game”
The game will mark South Africa’s 20 years of
freedom for South Africa.
“This is a special occasion which should be
celebrated by all South Africans. We should also take
this occasion to celebrate our late Father of the
Nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s legacy,” said
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.
Nelson Mandela was elected president when the first
democratic elections were held in 1994.
Jordaan added: "Firstly it will be the symbolic handing
over of the baton from the 2010 World Cup hosts,
South Africa, to the country who will be staging the
2014 version of the event in little more than three
months’ time."
"It also marks the 20th anniversary of the dismantling
of apartheid in 1994 and presents another appropriate
occasion to honour the memory of Madiba, who made
it all possible.”