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FC Barcelona arrive in South Africa just hours before kick-off against Mamelodi Sundowns

FC Barcelona have arrived in South Africa only hours before their international friendly against Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday evening.

The newly crowned South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions are set to lock horns with the Blaugrana for the second time in their history, in a match that will used to commemorate the 100th birthday of the fallen former state president Nelson Mandela.

Ever since the announcement that Barcelona would be heading to South African shores, there has been much excitement, but one question on everyone’s mind was just what kind of squad would Barcelona bring to South Africa, considering that they still have a La Liga game remaining as well as it being a Fifa World Cup year, with the 2018 showcase event just a month away.