Kolkata: Argentina legend and Fujairah coach Diego Maradona will play in the “Match for Unity” against former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on October 9.
A statement from the organisers read: “After much effort and an unforeseen change of date due to pressing obligations on Diego Maradona’s part we are delighted to announce that we have obtained all the necessary permissions and clearances necessary for the occasion.”
Maradona was initially scheduled to arrive in the third week of September but his trip first got postponed.
Then the 1986 World Cup hero wrote on his Facebook page that he will have to reschedule his visit to October 8, the day the Under-17 world Cup gets under way in the city with the Salt Lake Stadium hosting England versus Chile followed by Iraq and Mexico.
