A World Stars side full of illustrious names will play South Africa for the "Nelson Mandela Farewell Game" on 17 August in Johannesburg. Roy Hodgson, who has just signed up as a coach with Switzerland’s Grasshopper Club of Zurich and Newcastle coach, Ruud Gullit, will be able to count on Branco of Brazil, Rigobert Song (Cameroon), Mustapha Hadji (Morocco) and a host of other famous names for this game.

Following the provisional list of players as per 5 August.

"Nelson Mandela Farewell Game"
World Stars vs. South Africa
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg - Tuesday, 17 August 1999

Referee: NDOYE Falla (Senegal)
Assistant Referee: CORONA Ednilson (Brazil)
Assistant Referee: LIU Tiejun (China PR)
Fourth Official: TANGAWARIMA Felix (Zimbabwe)

The provisional World Stars squad:
Coaches
Roy HODGSON (England)- confirmed
Ruud GULLIT (Netherlands) - confirmed

Goalkeepers
Jorge CAMPOS (MEX, Unam Pumas FC) - confirmed
Jacques SONGO’O (CMR, RC Deportivo La Coruña) - confirmed
Louis CRAYTON (LIB, Grasshopper-Club) - confirmed orally

Defenders
Saleh AL-DAWOD (KSA, Al-Shabab FC)
Marcelo BALBOA (USA, Colorado Rapids)- confirmed
Stig BJÖRNBYE (NOR, Liverpool FC) - confirmed
Roberto CARLOS (BRA, Real Madrid CF)
John HARKES (USA, NE Revolution)
Ibrahim HASSAN (EGY, Al-Ahly FC)
Rigobert SONG (CMR, Liverpool FC) - confirmed
Claudio SUAREZ (MEX, Guadalajara FC) - confirmed
Murat YAKIN (SUI, Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü)- confirmed

Midfielders / Strikers
Krassimir BALAKOV (BUL, VfB Stuttgart) - confirmed
BRANCO (BRA) - confirmed
Carlos DUNGA (BRA, Internacional Porto Alegre)- confirmed
Youri DJORKAËFF (FRA, Inter FC)
Mustapha HADJI (MOR, Coventry City FC) - confirmed
Thomas HAESSLER (GER, TSV München 1860) - confirmed
Luís HERNANDEZ (MEX, Tigres Sinergia Deportiva)
Hossam HASSAN (EGY, Al-Ahly FC)
Eduardo HURTADO (ECU, NY Metrostars) - confirmed
Christian KAREMBEU (FRA, Real Madrid CF) - confirmed
Viorel MOLDOVAN (ROM, Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü)- confirmed
Lubomir MORAVCIK (SVK, Celtic FC)
Hidetoshi NAKATA (JAP, AC Perugia)
Jean-Pierre PAPIN (FRA) - confirmed
Abedi PELE (GHA, Al Ain UAE) - confirmed
Alan SHEARER (ENG, Newcastle Utd. FC)