Former Cote d’Ivoire International, Amakhosi fan and Chelsea legend, Salomon Kalou, has invited former Kaizer Chiefs skipper Doctor Khumalo, to be part of the Salomon Kalou For Impact Weekend, a major charitable event organised by the Kalou Foundation to support social causes in the Cote d’ Ivoire.

Khumalo will participate in a game between Team Kalou, made up of Kalou’s former international and club teammates, against a team led by his former Chelsea and Cote d’ Ivoire team mate, Didier Drogba. Khumalo is set to represent Team Drogba at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Saturday, 16 May. The game, which is free to the public, will kick off at 16:00 South African time.

The former Chiefs captain will be accompanied by Yusuf Muhammad who is the co-ordinator of the Chiefs Legends team. The pair are guests of the Kalou Foundation and, as Chiefs Director of Marketing, Jessica Motaung explains, “Having representatives of the Club in Abidjan will help strengthen the ties between Chiefs and Kalou. We are thankful to have been handed an invitation by the Kalou Foundation to be part of the Impact weekend. We are honoured to have Doctor representing us alongside so many world and African legends. Yusuf works with our legends and he will be gaining valuable experience and insight which will be valuable as we continue to grow the work we do with our former players.”

Kalou, who has long been an admirer of Khumalo, is happy to host him in Abidjan. “For us to have Doctor Khumalo a play against me and my brother is something we are looking forward to. We have long admired him. I have a strong bond with Kaizer Chiefs and we will to grow that with Doctor and Yusuf visiting us in Abidjan,” he says.

Likewise, Khumalo is honoured to be lending a hand to various social causes and is looing forward to playing alongside Drogba, John Terry and a host of other players. “Kalou is doing excellent work in Cote d’ Ivoire and I am happy to be part of the Impact Weekend, its going to be wonderful to line up with and against so many legends of the game,” he says.