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Sport pays tribute to former SA president

Nelson Mandela
                                                            Nelson Mandela             PHOTO:COURTESY

LONDON: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has led the sporting tributes to his “dear friend”, South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela, who has died aged 95.

Mr Mandela had used sport to bring his country together following strict racial segregation by his predecessors.

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