When a group of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis took to the pitch of Cape Town Stadium to face off against the Ikapa Sporting Football Club, they were the first team to play on a field made famous four months later by the 2010 World Cup.
Rabbi Pini Hecht, Outreach Director of Camps Bay Shul, stays on top of the ball during a lighthearted match between a group of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis – calling themselves Chabad United – and the Ikapa Sporting Football Club. The February face off took place in Cape Town Stadium, one of the hosting venues of the 2010 World Cup. (Photo: Leif Johannson Photography / Shawn Levin Productions)
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