Nelson Mandela meets the Black Stars
Ghana can return home with their heads held high
3 July 2010
July 3, 2010 – Nelson Mandela was introduced to members of the Black Stars football team and their manager, coach and technical team at his house in Houghton this afternoon.
The meeting followed an earlier one with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and other members of the family at her house in Soweto.
Mr Mandela had sent a letter on Friday wishing the squad well for their match against Uruguay last night.
The squad had expressed the wish to visit the family to pass on their respects after the tragic passing of Zenani Mandela Junior, 13, on 11 July.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation joined with South Africans in supporting Ghana as the only African team to make it to the quarter-finals of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. They represented the continent well and although they did not qualify for the semi-finals, they can return home with their heads held high.
