2011 Vodacom Challenge

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Teams3
Matchesplayed4
Goalsscored7 (1.75 per match)
2011 Vodacom Challenge
Tournament details
Teams3
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
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The 2011 Vodacom Challenge was a friendly soccer tournament played in South Africa between 16 July and 23 July 2011, contested by South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, and English side Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs won 3–0 in the final against Orlando Pirates to claim the title.

Four cities served as the venues for the 2011 Vodacom Challenge.

Polokwane Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Nelspruit
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Ellis Park Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 41,733 Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 48,459 Capacity: 40,929

Tottenham Hotspur squad

English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur announced on 15 July 2011 that they would be bringing a full-strength squad to South Africa for the Vodacom Challenge.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Heurelho Gomes
2 DF  SCO Alan Hutton
3 MF  WAL Gareth Bale
4 DF  FRA Younès Kaboul
5 MF  ENG David Bentley
6 MF  ENG Tom Huddlestone
7 MF  ENG Aaron Lennon
8 MF  ENG Jermaine Jenas
9 FW  RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko
10 FW  IRL Robbie Keane
11 MF  NED Rafael van der Vaart
12 MF  HON Wilson Palacios
14 MF  CRO Luka Modrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  ENG Peter Crouch
16 DF  ENG Kyle Naughton
18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe
19 DF  CMR Sébastien Bassong
20 DF  ENG Michael Dawson (captain)
21 MF  CRO Niko Kranjčar
22 DF  CRO Vedran Ćorluka
23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini
25 MF  ENG Danny Rose
24 GK  USA Brad Friedel
28 DF  ENG Kyle Walker
32 DF  CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto
36 DF  RSA Bongani Khumalo
40 MF  RSA Steven Pienaar

Matches

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