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Former South African President, Nelson Mandela (R), is expected to attend the World Cup award ceremony. Photo by EPA/BNES
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is expected to present the world cup trophy to the winner of the final match Sunday night.
Media reports say that legendary long-time anti-apartheid campaigner is supposed to and is actually eager to attend the World Cup award ceremony after the final face-off between the Netherlands and Spain.
Several hours before the match, however, a grandson of the 91-year-old President said, as cited by the BBC, that Mandela was being treated by the World Cup organizers like “a rock star” and that he was put under a lot of pressure to attend despite his health problems.
Thus, it remains uncertain till the last minute whether Mandela will present the World Cup to the winners.
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