The much-anticipated match between the two tennis icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is set to take place at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 07 February 2020.

Tickets start at R150, making the event accessible to as many tennis fans in South Africa as possible, with various hospitality packages also available. Official tickets sales open via Computicket at 09h00 on 04 September.  In addition to offering South African fans a once in a lifetime experience in their home country, the event has a deeper purpose – to channel all profits to the Roger Federer Foundation’s educational efforts in rural areas in Southern Africa.

The Foundation focusses on education, as this is one of the most powerful means of change in a person’s life.  With a focus on the improvement of the quality of early learning, the Foundation works with local communities and leaders to affect change at a grassroots level.

The Match in Africa is the 6th edition of this event, but the first to be played in Africa. As an entertainment extravaganza, the event will feature a celebrity curtain-raiser match, local entertainers, interactive fun with the crowd, a world record attempt to set the world record for most attendees at a tennis match- and the highlight – the match between 20-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer and 18-time Grand Slam Champion and rival Rafael Nadal.

The Match in Africa is presented by ROLEX, and Credit Suisse is one of the official sponsors. The net proceeds of the Exhibition Night will go to the Roger Federer Foundation.

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