(April 27,2005) ZIMBABWE captain, Peter Ndlovu and compatriot Esrom Nyandoro are set to tour Asia with their South African club Mamelodi Sundowns for the Peace Cup in July. Sundowns got the extraordinary opportunity after being selected as the only African team to take part in a tournament featuring eight clubs from different parts of the world. The tournament, which brings together Premiership teams from different leagues in the world, will run from July 15 to July 24 in South Korea. Sundowns have been drawn in Group B together with English side Tottenham Hotspur, top Argentinean club Boca Juniors and Spanish side Real Sociedad.

Holders PSV Eindhoven of Netherlands, Lyon (France), Once Caldas (Columbia) and Seongnam Ilhwa were drawn in Group A.

Nyandoro and the ageing Ndlovu will be playing in the Asian country for the first time.

Ndlovu has been heavily criticised for his loss of form and might need to use the stage to show if he still has the cutting edge. Ndlovu is probably the most experienced player at the club having played in England.

But it is Nyandoro, with age still on his side who might benefit from this trip.

The tournament will comprise 13 matches for the total prize money of US$2 million for the winners.

All the matches would be played at stadiums that were used during the 2002 World Cup. The July 24th final is set for Seoul World Cup Stadium.

“We are not merely enjoying football matches, but seeking for humanitarian values, transforming the passion, joy and excitement of soccer into energy for peace,” a spokesperson for the organisers told Kick Off Magazine of South Africa.