By Marleen Rennings | IAAF
World marathon record holder and Ethiopia’s famous athlete Haile Gebrselassie travels this week to South Africa’s Cape Town to assist at the FIFA World Cup draw on 4 December.
In acknowledgment that Haile Gebrselassie is one of the African continent’s most celebrated and decorated athletes of all time, the multiple Olympic and World champion and world record breaker has been invited to assist Secretary General Jérôme Valcke on this important night for the 32 countries competing at the football World Cup next year.
Gebrselassie will be joined on stage by sport celebrities such as David Beckham, Makhaya Ntini who was the first black player in the South African cricket team, John Smit who is the captain of Rugby World Champions, South Africa, and Bafana Bafana defender Matthew Booth.
The Final Draw will be beamed live to an estimated audience of more than 350 million people in more than 200 territories.