English lower division club Bolton Wanderers is facing South African Giant Orlando Pirates in a friendly game.
Bolton confirmed the friendly meeting in a statement on their website on Tuesday.
“Bolton Wanderers will travel to Spain for a training camp for the season, which starts on Sunday 6 July,” the club announced.
“The intensive weekly program in Marbella is an important part of the team preparations for the upcoming League One campaign under head coach Steven Schumacher. The journey is concluded with a friendly game against South African giants, Orlando Pirates.
“The match against the Buccaneers will take place on Friday, July 11, with a local time of 11 am in the Marbella Football Center.
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“Founded in Soweto in 1937, Orlando Pirates are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in South Africa. Known as ‘The Buccaneers’, they have won nine inland league titles and are one of the few clubs from the southern hemisphere to have won the Cafe Champions League.
“The match gets extra resonance through the shared history of defender Mark Fish. The South African international became champion at Orlando Pirates and in 1995 won the African Champions League, before he came to Wanderers two years later after a enchantment with Italian giants, Lazio.
“Supporter access to the game will be extremely limited due to the capacity of the location. The club will confirm details about ticket availability in due course.
“The club also has an organized trip in collaboration with Destinology, with more details about available packages that have been announced in the coming days.”
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