Chairperson, in support of the statement read here by the hon Tseke on Football Friday, we would just like to put on record that we are all in agreement that sport has a powerful message to unite the nation. In fact, we have seen now, as a nation, how it fosters social cohesion, especially when our teams are excelling and where they are winning and making us all proud.
The chairperson just informed the House that, in the disability-friendly building of the Department of Sport and Recreation, we will be wearing, henceforth, on a Friday the Bafana Bafana football jersey, popularising it, and we are calling on the public and Members of Parliament to really come forward in support of our national team, Bafana Bafana, the coach and the technical officials in their quest to prepare for 2010.
Let me just say this, Chairperson: Bafana Bafana made us all very proud in the Confederations Cup. We will all remember the great match that they had at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg where Spain only succeeded in scoring the winning goal in the last two minutes of extended time. I'm convinced that with the support of the nation and of this august House Bafana Bafana will do us extremely proud in 2010. Let's unite behind them, and let's make this country great again. Thank you. [Applause.]