View and download photos of Nelson Mandela, wearing the number 4 captain’s shirt, meeting South Africa’s national football squad Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg on 3 June 2010, to wish the team success in the upcoming 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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Nelson Mandela and Bafana Bafana. • Download high-resolution image	Mandela with defender Matthew Booth … • Download high-resolution image
with midfielder Steven Pienaar … • Download high-resolution image	midfielder Teko Modise … • Download high-resolution image
goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune … • Download high-resolution image	and midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala. • Download high-resolution image

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