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Benjani to splash out millions for his testimonial match

by Alois Sibanda
20 Apr 2012 at 08:10hrs | Views
Benjani Mwaruwari  is set to splash millions of his wealth for his long awaited testimonial match at National Sports Stadium in May.

The testimonial is fixture for May 26.

Forty players, the bulk of the international one, both retired and those still active would take part in the game.

Details gathered by Bulawayo24 reveal that international players would be flown by a chartered plane from Johannesburg to Harare.

Chelsea star Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Jay Jay Okocha, Nwanko Kanu, Daniel Amokachi, Kalusha Bwalya, Rigobert Song have been lined up for the match.

Before the main match, local legends would clash and former Highlanders coach Mkhuphali Masuku has been tasked by Benjani to compile the list of players from Bulawayo.

Benjani has players for some top teams in Europe that include Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland and AJ Auxurre.

Source - Byo24Sports