ORLANDO PIRATES SUPPORT UMU CAMPAIGN

The Orlando Pirates first team squad will make their mark in support of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and the National Team when they sign the giant yellow Bafana Bafana jersey in Maponya Mall, tomorrow 25^th March 2010.

The adidas-sponsored Bucs first team will join other sides associated with the brand –Ajax Cape Town and Western Province Rugby side -that have already put their signatures on the Unite Mzansi Unite (UMU) jersey when the truck was in Cape Town in December and AmaZulu –who signed during the Durban leg of the tour in February 2010.

“We are grateful for the support that we continually receive from our athletes during the UMU campaign and we believe the presence of the Orlando Pirates first team at the truck will further bring that sense of unity among South Africans as the countdown to the 2010 FIFA World draws nearer,” says Zobuzwe Ngobese, the Public Relations Manager at adidas South Africa.

“Our message is clear –no matter what team you support, no matter what sport you support –we should all be united behind the World Cup and our team Bafana Bafana and our campaign gives people the platform to mobilise this support. We must all wear yellow when our team is playing because this is our colour that will separate us from the rest of the world”, adds Ngobese.

The Pirates squad will sign the jersey at 13:00, 25^th March 2010.