Former Zimbabwean international, Benjani Mwaruwari has listed Nigeria's trio of Nwankwo Kanu, Jay-Jay Okocha and Yakubu Aiyegbeni among a galaxy of current and former international stars for a testimonial match in three months.
The match which will see Mwaruwari's invitational team face Zimbabwe’s senior national team on May 26 at the National Sports Stadium, Harare will also feature stars like Lucas Radebe, Steven Pienaar, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Chris Katongo, Bruce Grobbelaar among others.
The former striker who currently plays for English club Portsmouth it would be recalled called time on his international career in October 2010 and the testimonial match will officially mark his retirement from international football.
Proceeds from the match will go to the Benjani Mwaruwari Foundation, which is a charity trust reportedly setting up a football academy in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo.
The former Zimbabwe captain was in Harare early in the week, where he had a meeting with ZIFA president Cuthbert Dube and potential sponsors for the testimonial match.
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