It is the week of the Vodacom Challenge, an annual South African pre-season friendly competition that pits local giants Kaizer Chiefs andOrlando Pirates against foreign opposition, the opposition for this 2011 edition being England's Tottenham Hotspur.

The Vodacom Challenge, July 2011

For all three teams involved it is the start of their pre-season routine, and their players have only just returned to training a few weeks ago after their holidays.

In the opening game, Kaizer Chiefs pipped Spurs in the last minute, thanks to a breakaway goal by substitute left winger, George Lebese, to win 1-0, while in the second match Spurs played out a 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates, the current South African champions.