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Vodacom Challenge

The Vodacom Challenge is a association football pre-season tournament that features Vodacom-sponsored South African giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs plus from 2006 onwards an invited European club...

celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2011 with the English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

touring South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

and playing against two local PSL

Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...

clubs, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

This is the second time that Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

has taken part in the Vodacom Challenge.

Tournament history

Originally known as the Vodacom African Challenge

Vodacom Challenge

the competition was conceptualised and first played in 1999 as communications giant Vodacom

Vodacom

Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008...

sought to leverage their sponsorship of Soweto

Soweto

Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...

giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

The first year of the competition saw two of the giants of the African continent invited to the pre-season tournament. Asec Mimosa, the reigning African champions were joined by Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

's Espérance

Espérance

Espérance Sportive de Tunis is a sports club based in Tunis, Tunisia. It fields several sport teams in football, handball, volleyball, etc.It is the most popular and successful team in Tunisia and was founded on January 15, 1919...

. Orlando Pirates walked away with the trophy after an emphatic 4-1 win over Espérance.

The 2000 tournament started on a sour note when Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

's Raja Casablanca, the new African champions, withdrew as it was felt that their participation was in conflict with Morocco and South Africa's battle to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

. Power Dynamos of Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

were added as a late replacement, joining Ivorians Africa Sport who held the African Cup Winner’s Cup. The final between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs failed to live up to pre-match expectations, although it did provide a fascinating battle in midfield. Kaizer Chiefs walked away 1-0 winners.

The 2001 Vodacom Challenge

Vodacom Challenge

held special meaning for supporters from both Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

and South Africa. Ghanaian clubs Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...

and Hearts of Oak were invited to play. The organizers dedicated the tournament to the 43 fans who had died at Ellis Park just a few months before, as well as the 126 people who perished at the Accra Sports Stadium

Accra Sports Stadium

Accra Sports Stadium is a multi-use, 40,000 all-seater stadium in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country's first Director of Sports, in 2004...

during a match between Hearts and Kotoko just weeks before the Ellis Park tragedy. It was a sobering occasion for all, and a reminder that much was still to be done to ensure the safety of spectators across the continent. The final produced no goals and the match went to penalties with Kaizer Chiefs managing to retain the trophy they won the year before with a 3-2 win on penalties against Asante Kotoko.

Asante Kotoko returned for the 2002 event, where they were joined by DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

outfit St Eloi Lupopo. The final was settled by a single spectacular goal from Musasa and Asante Kotoko became the first foreign side to lift the Vodacom Challenge

Vodacom Challenge

trophy.

St Eloi Lupopo returned to defend their title in 2003 and were joined by compatriots TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe

Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

. Kaizer Chiefs claimed their third title in the final after winning 3-2 on penalties after a goalless match. It was after this tournament that TP Mazembe

TP Mazembe

's Felix Musasa joined Pirates.

As had been the growing trend over the years, the 2004 Vodacom Challenge was dominated by shoot outs. TP Mazembe were back, this time joined by newcomers AS Vita. The final that pitted Kaizer Chiefs against AS Vita Club was disappointing until the dying minutes of the game when a goal from each side saw the match go to penalties. AS Vita went on to win the shoot-out 4-3.

Defending champions AS Vita and Green Buffaloes of Zambia

Zambia

were invited the next year and both fell at the first hurdle setting up a dream final between Pirates and Chiefs. The final in Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

was a cracking match that provided great entertainment for the expectant crowd. Pirates held on to claim their second trophy after a long six year wait.

2006 saw a change in format with Chiefs and Pirates now taking on a European giant. Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

was named as the competition. Chiefs and Pirates each took on Man United in an exhibition match followed by a derby clash to determine who would play the visiting team in the final. Kaizer Chiefs represented South Africa in the final and after a nail-biting penalty shoot out, Kaizer Chiefs raised the new-look trophy in glory.

Tottenham Hotspur, hoping to emulate Manchester United by visiting South Africa and winning the Premier League the next season were the international team in 2007. Spurs played Pirates in the Final and walked away with the Vodacom Challenge Final.

Manchester United returned in 2008 to avenge their loss to Kaizer Chiefs in 2006. In a hard fought final, the Manchester United team with big names like Rooney

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...

, Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand

Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...

and Teves

Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...

lifted the trophy and once again the Vodacom Challenge trophy travelled to distant shores.

The 2010 Vodacom Challenge was skipped, due to the World Cup being organised in South Africa, during the months of June and July.

Manchester City traveled to South Africa for the first time to be the third English Premiership club to take part in the Vodacom Challenge. Manchester City lost to Kaizer Chiefs in the final.

Venues

Four cities served as the venues for the 2011 Vodacom Challenge.

Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population...	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...	Port Elizabeth	Nelspruit Nelspruit Nelspruit is a city of more than 500,000 people situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province . Located on the Crocodile River, Nelspruit lies about west of the Mozambique border and east of Johannesburg. The towns of Nelspruit are Kanyamazane and Pienaar...
Peter Mokaba Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football stadium in Polokwane , South Africa, that was used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 41,733. and was named after Peter Mokaba, a former leader of the ANC Youth League...	Coca Cola Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a 48,000-seater stadium in Port Elizabeth.The five-tier, R2 billion Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was built overlooking the North End Lake, at the heart of the city. It is one of three coastal stadiums built in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It regularly hosts...	Mbombela Stadium Mbombela Stadium Mbombela Stadium is a newly built, all-seater, 40,929-seat stadium and was one of the ten venues for the FIFA World Cup 2010. It is located on open land six kilometres west of Nelspruit, South Africa, the capital of the Mpumalanga province....
Capacity: 41,733	Capacity: 62,567	Capacity: 48,459	Capacity: 40,929

Tottenham Hotspur Squad for 2011 Vodacom Challenge

English Premiership team Tottenham Hotspur announced on the 15 July 2009 that they will be bringing a full-strength squad to South Africa for the 11th anniversary of the Vodacom Challenge where they will tackle Soweto giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

First Round

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KAIZER CHIEFS:
GK	31	Itumeleng Khune Itumeleng Khune Itumeleng Khune is a South African footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, as well as the South African national team. He has the nickname: "The Koon"...
RB	2	Jimmy Tau Jimmy Tau Jimmy Tau is a South African football defender for Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.Tau currently captains Kaizer Chiefs.He was a participant at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt.-External links:...
CB	5	Dominic Isaacs Dominic Isaacs Dominic Isaacs is a South African football player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.Isaacs hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats.-References:...
CB	3	Thomas Sweswe Thomas Sweswe Thomas Langu Sweswe is an association footballer from Zimbabwe. Sweswe is a defender, primarily operating as a centre back, and has played for eight different clubs as well as the Zimbabwe national football team. He is currently playing for the Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. Sweswe is right-footed...
LB	29	Zhaimu Jambo Zhaimu Jambo Zhaimu "Jimmy" Jambo is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a left-back for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League and Zimbabwe.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
RM	8	Tinashe Nengomasha Tinashe Nengomasha Tinashe Nengomasha is a Zimbabwean football midfielder who plays for Kaizer Chiefs and Zimbabwe.-Zimbabwean National Team:...
CM	6	Reneilwe Letsholonyane Reneilwe Letsholonyane Reneilwe Letsholonyane is a South African football midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team.-Club career:...
CM	9	Josta Dladla Josta Dladla Josta Dladla is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.- External links :* at National Football Teams*...
LM	14	Siphiwe Tshabalala Siphiwe Tshabalala Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs.-Club career:...
CF	7	Kaizer Motaung Junior Kaizer Motaung Junior Kaizer Motaung Junior is a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.- Trivia :He is the son of South African soccer legend and Kaizer Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung...
CF		Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro is a South African football striker. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.-International career:...

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Tefu Mashamaite

Tefu Mashamaite is a South African football player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

MF 17 George Lebese

George Lebese

George Lebese is a South African professional footballer who plays for Kaizer Chiefs, as a left winger.-Career:Lebese has played for Kaizer Chiefs. He scored the winning goal in a 2011 Vodacom Challenge game against English side Tottenham Hotspur.He received his first call-up to the South African...

MF 10 Mthokozisi Yende

Mthokozisi Yende

Mthokozisi Yende is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs. He started his professional career at Tembisa Classic ans has also played for University of Pretoria before moving to Kaizer Chiefs for an Undisclosed fee in July 2009...

MF 11 Abia Nale

Abia Nale

Abia Nale is a South African football midfielder and striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-References:...

FW 21 Knowledge Musona

Knowledge Musona

Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a striker for 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Zimbabwe national team. He previously played for Aces Youth Soccer Academy in Zimbabwe and before joining Hoffenheim.-Personal:Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West...

MF 12 Dominic Mateba GK 30 Kabelo Metsimetsi Manager:

Vladimir Vermezović

Vladimir Vermezovic

Vladimir Vermezović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-Playing career:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: | GK 23 Carlo Cudicini

Carlo Cudicini

Carlo Cudicini is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. In his 10 years at Chelsea he established himself as one of England's best goalkeepers before injury and the arrival of Petr Cech displaced him as first-choice...

RB 2 Alan Hutton

Alan Hutton

Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...

CB 19 Sébastien Bassong

Sébastien Bassong

Sébastien Aymar Bassong Nguena is a French-born Cameroonian football defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:...

CB 20 Michael Dawson LB 32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto is a French-born Cameroonian footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a left back.-RC Lens:...

RM 5 David Bentley

David Bentley

David Michael Bentley is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a winger, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur....

CM 6 Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone

Thomas Andrew Huddlestone is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.-Derby County:...

CM 8 Jermaine Jenas

Jermaine Jenas

Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:...

LM 21 Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjcar

Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...

CF 10 Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane

Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....

CF 18 Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe

Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....

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Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

DF 22 Vedran Ćorluka

Vedran Corluka

Vedran Ćorluka is a Croatian footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a defender. He is also a part of the Croatia national team...

DF 36 Bongani Khumalo DF 4 Younes Kaboul

Younes Kaboul

Younès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...

MF 7 Aaron Lennon

Aaron Lennon

Aaron Justin Lennon is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and the England national team.-Early life:...

MF 11 Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...

MF 3 Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale

Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team. Bale began his professional career with Southampton in 2005 and was transferred to Tottenham two years later...

FW 9 Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is an footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Russian national team.-Spartak Moscow:...

FW 15 Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch

Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...

DF 16 Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Norwich City on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.-Sheffield United:...

Manager:

Harry Redknapp

Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....

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ORLANDO PIRATES:
GK	1	Senzo Meyiwa Senzo Meyiwa Senzo Robert Meyiwa is a South African football player in the position of goalkeeper for the Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier Soccer League. He hails from Umlazi.-References:...
RB	4	Happy Jele Happy Jele Happy Quinton Jele is a South African a football defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League...
CB	14	Lucky Lekgwathi Lucky Lekgwathi Lucky Lekgwathi is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates and South Africa. He played for South Africa at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, at which South Africa were guests.- References :... Captain
CB	28	Rooi Mahamutsa Rooi Mahamutsa Rooi Mahamutsa is a South African football right-back for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.-References:...
LB	38	Ruben Cloete Ruben Cloete Ruben Cloete is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates.-External links:* at OrlandoPiratesFC.com...
RM	15	Andile Jali Andile Jali Andile ernest Jali is a South African footballer who plays for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.He was a member of the South African squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt....
CM	20	Oupa Manyisa Oupa Manyisa Oupa Manyisa is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League....
CM	35	Isaac Chansa Isaac Chansa Isaac Chansa is a Zambian footballer, who currently plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa's Premier Soccer League.-Career:...
LM	23	Tlou Segolela Tlou Segolela Tlou Segolela is a South African football midfielder who plays as a right-winger for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.-International career:...
CF	9	Bongani Ndulula Bongani Ndulula Bongani "Drogba" Ndulula is a South African football player who plays as a striker for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...
CF	7	Daine Klate Daine Klate Daine Klate is a South African football midfielder for Orlando Pirates and South Africa....

tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Substitutes: GK 34 Jacob Mokhasi DF Njabulo Ntusi DF 30 Robyn Johannes

Robyn Johannes

Robyn Johannes is a South African football defender who plays for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows and South Africa.-International career:...

DF Siyabonga Sangweni

Siyabonga Sangweni

Siyabonga Sangweni is a South African football defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni plays for AmaZulu....

MF 6 Clifford Ngobeni

Clifford Ngobeni

Clifford Ngobeni is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.Ngobeni is a talented but injury-prone midfielder who has been on trial with Ajax Amsterdam in the past....

MF 12 Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

MF Rudolf Bester FW 26 Ndumiso Mabena FW Sameehg Doutie

Sameehg Doutie

Sameehg Doutie is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

Manager:

Júlio Leal

Julio Cesar Leal

Júlio César Leal Junior is an association football manager. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.Leal has coached clubs in Kuwait, Brazil, Japan, and the United States....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: | GK Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

RB 16 Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Norwich City on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.-Sheffield United:...

CB 4 Younes Kaboul

Younes Kaboul

Younès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...

CB 36 Bongani Khumalo LB 25 Danny Rose RM 5 David Bentley

David Bentley

David Michael Bentley is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United as a winger, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur....

CM 14 Luka Modrić

Luka Modric

Luka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...

CM 12 Wilson Palacios

Wilson Palacios

Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo is a Honduran footballer who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Born in La Ceiba, he played for Victoria and Olimpia in Honduras before moving to England where he played for Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic. In 2009 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, generally...

LM 3 Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale

CF 11 Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart

CF 18 Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe

Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....

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Carlo Cudicini

DF 28 Kyle Walker

Kyle Walker

Kyle Andrew Walker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur and England.-Early life:Walker was born in Sheffield and grew up in the Sharrow district of the city...

DF 20 Michael Dawson MF 7 Aaron Lennon

Aaron Lennon

Aaron Justin Lennon is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and the England national team.-Early life:...

MF 21 Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjcar

DF 22 Vedran Ćorluka

Vedran Corluka

Vedran Ćorluka is a Croatian footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a defender. He is also a part of the Croatia national team...

MF 8 Jermaine Jenas

Jermaine Jenas

MF 10 Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane

Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish association football player who plays as a striker for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer and captains the Irish national football team....

FW 9 Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is an footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Russian national team.-Spartak Moscow:...

Manager:

Harry Redknapp

Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....

Soweto Derby
Soweto derby
The Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase....

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KAIZER CHIEFS:
GK	31	Itumeleng Khune Itumeleng Khune Itumeleng Khune is a South African footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, as well as the South African national team. He has the nickname: "The Koon"...
RB	2	Jimmy Tau Jimmy Tau Jimmy Tau is a South African football defender for Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.Tau currently captains Kaizer Chiefs.He was a participant at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt.-External links:...
CB	5	Dominic Isaacs Dominic Isaacs Dominic Isaacs is a South African football player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.Isaacs hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats.-References:...
CB	3	Thomas Sweswe Thomas Sweswe Thomas Langu Sweswe is an association footballer from Zimbabwe. Sweswe is a defender, primarily operating as a centre back, and has played for eight different clubs as well as the Zimbabwe national football team. He is currently playing for the Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa. Sweswe is right-footed...
LB	29	Zhaimu Jambo Zhaimu Jambo Zhaimu "Jimmy" Jambo is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a left-back for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League and Zimbabwe.-External links:* at National Football Teams...
RM	8	Tinashe Nengomasha Tinashe Nengomasha Tinashe Nengomasha is a Zimbabwean football midfielder who plays for Kaizer Chiefs and Zimbabwe.-Zimbabwean National Team:...
CM	6	Reneilwe Letsholonyane Reneilwe Letsholonyane Reneilwe Letsholonyane is a South African football midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team.-Club career:...
CM	9	Josta Dladla Josta Dladla Josta Dladla is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.- External links :* at National Football Teams*...
LM	14	Siphiwe Tshabalala Siphiwe Tshabalala Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs.-Club career:...
CF	21	Knowledge Musona Knowledge Musona Knowledge Musona is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a striker for 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Zimbabwe national team. He previously played for Aces Youth Soccer Academy in Zimbabwe and before joining Hoffenheim.-Personal:Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West...
CF	20	Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro Lehlohonolo Majoro is a South African football striker. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.-International career:...

tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Substitutes: DF 4 Tefu Mashamaite

Tefu Mashamaite

Tefu Mashamaite is a South African football player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

DF 13 Keegan Richie MF 10 Mthokozisi Yende

Mthokozisi Yende

MF 11 Abia Nale

Abia Nale

Abia Nale is a South African football midfielder and striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-References:...

FW 7 Kaizer Motaung Junior

Kaizer Motaung Junior

Kaizer Motaung Junior is a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.- Trivia :He is the son of South African soccer legend and Kaizer Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung...

MF 22 Mandla Masango

Mandla Masango

Mandla Masango is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs F.C. in the Premier Soccer League. Masango has also represented South Africa at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.-Club career:...

GK 26 Lucky Khune Manager:

Vladimir Vermezović

Vladimir Vermezovic

Vladimir Vermezović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.-Playing career:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | ORLANDO PIRATES: | GK 1 Senzo Meyiwa

Senzo Meyiwa

Senzo Robert Meyiwa is a South African football player in the position of goalkeeper for the Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier Soccer League. He hails from Umlazi.-References:...

RB 4 Happy Jele

Happy Jele

Happy Quinton Jele is a South African a football defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League...

CB 21 Siyabonga Sangweni

Siyabonga Sangweni

Siyabonga Sangweni is a South African football defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni plays for AmaZulu....

CB 14 Lucky Lekgwathi

Lucky Lekgwathi

Lucky Lekgwathi is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates and South Africa. He played for South Africa at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, at which South Africa were guests.- References :...

LB 38 Ruben Cloete

Ruben Cloete

Ruben Cloete is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates.-External links:* at OrlandoPiratesFC.com...

RM 23 Tlou Segolele CM 20 Oupa Manyisa

Oupa Manyisa

Oupa Manyisa is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League....

CM 15 Andile Jali

Andile Jali

Andile ernest Jali is a South African footballer who plays for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.He was a member of the South African squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt....

LM 7 Daine Klate

Daine Klate

Daine Klate is a South African football midfielder for Orlando Pirates and South Africa....

CF 12 Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

CF 9 Bongani Ndulula

Bongani Ndulula

Bongani "Drogba" Ndulula is a South African football player who plays as a striker for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | Substitutions: MF 5 Dikgang Mabalane

Dikgang Mabalane

Dikgang Mabalane is a South African football right-winger for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

MF 6 Clifford Ngobeni

Clifford Ngobeni

FW 11 Sameehg Doutie

Sameehg Doutie

Sameehg Doutie is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

DF 18 Thulasizwe Mbuyane

Thulasizwe Mbuyane

Thulasizwe Mbuyane is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa....

Manager:

Júlio Leal

Julio Cesar Leal

Final

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ORLANDO PIRATES:
GK	1	Senzo Meyiwa Senzo Meyiwa Senzo Robert Meyiwa is a South African football player in the position of goalkeeper for the Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier Soccer League. He hails from Umlazi.-References:...
RB	4	Happy Jele Happy Jele Happy Quinton Jele is a South African a football defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League...
CB	14	Lucky Lekgwathi Lucky Lekgwathi Lucky Lekgwathi is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates and South Africa. He played for South Africa at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, at which South Africa were guests.- References :... (C) 63'
CB		Siyabonga Sangweni Siyabonga Sangweni Siyabonga Sangweni is a South African football defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni plays for AmaZulu.... 63'
LB	38	Ruben Cloete Ruben Cloete Ruben Cloete is a South African football defender for Orlando Pirates.-External links:* at OrlandoPiratesFC.com... 69'
RM		Thulasizwe Mbuyane Thulasizwe Mbuyane Thulasizwe Mbuyane is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.... 46'
CM	20	Oupa Manyisa Oupa Manyisa Oupa Manyisa is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League....
CM	15	Andile Jali Andile Jali Andile ernest Jali is a South African footballer who plays for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.He was a member of the South African squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.... 80'
LM	7	Daine Klate Daine Klate Daine Klate is a South African football midfielder for Orlando Pirates and South Africa.... 63'
CF	9	Bongani Ndulula Bongani Ndulula Bongani "Drogba" Ndulula is a South African football player who plays as a striker for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za... 87'
CF	23	Tlou Segolela Tlou Segolela Tlou Segolela is a South African football midfielder who plays as a right-winger for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.-International career:... 62'

tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Substitutes: DF 28 Rooi Mahamutsa

Rooi Mahamutsa

Rooi Mahamutsa is a South African football right-back for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.-References:...

63' DF 30 Robyn Johannes

Robyn Johannes

Robyn Johannes is a South African football defender who plays for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows and South Africa.-International career:...

63' DF 32 Lucas Thwala

Lucas Thwala

Lucas Thwala is a South African soccer defender for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

69' MF 11 Sameegh Doutie 46' MF 6 Clifford Ngobeni

Clifford Ngobeni

80' MF 25 Rudolf Bester 63' FW 26 Ndumiso Mabena 87' FW 12 Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela

Mark Mayambela is a South African football player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.-External links:* at absapremiership.co.za...

62' Manager:

Júlio Leal

Julio Cesar Leal

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: | GK 1 Heurelho Gomes RB 28 Kyle Walker

Kyle Walker

Kyle Andrew Walker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur and England.-Early life:Walker was born in Sheffield and grew up in the Sharrow district of the city...

46' CB 19 Sébastien Bassong

Sébastien Bassong

Sébastien Aymar Bassong Nguena is a French-born Cameroonian football defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:...

CB 36 Bongani Khumalo LB 32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto is a French-born Cameroonian footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a left back.-RC Lens:...

RM 7 Aaron Lennon

Aaron Lennon

Aaron Justin Lennon is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and the England national team.-Early life:...

60' CM 14 Luka Modrić

Luka Modric

70' CM 6 Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone

Thomas Andrew Huddlestone is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.-Derby County:...

46' LM 30 Steven Pienaar

Steven Pienaar

Steven Jerome Pienaar is a South African footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the South African national team. Pienaar has previously played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton...

46' CF 11 Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart

CF 18 Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch

Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...

46' tyle="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | Substitutions: DF 2 Alan Hutton

Alan Hutton

Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...

46' MF 9 Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Pavlyuchenko

Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is an footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Russian national team.-Spartak Moscow:...

60' MF 3 Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale

70' MF 12 Wilson Palacios

Wilson Palacios

46' MF 21 Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjcar

46' FW 18 Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe

Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....

46' Manager:

Harry Redknapp

Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....

2011 Vodacom Challenge CHAMPIONS
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
2nd title

External links

Vodacom Challenge.com

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Tournament history

Venues

Tottenham Hotspur Squad for 2011 Vodacom Challenge

First Round

Soweto DerbySoweto derbyThe Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase....

Final

External links

Soweto Derby
Soweto derby
The Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is one of the most fiercely contested matches in world football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase....