Phone cards, branded merchandise, and Telkom T-shirts are some of the goodies up for grabs for the first 10 000 soccer supporters to arrive at Soccer City for the 2004 Telkom Charity Cup soccer showpiece on Saturday.

These are part of a package of prizes to be won on Saturday, including

more than R20 000 during a predict-a-score competition for television

viewers unable to be at the stadium on the day.

Two people will each win R1000 for predicting the half-time score in

the two semi-finals between Kaiser Chiefs vs. Black Leopards,

which kicks off at 10:00 and between Sundowns vs. Orlando Pirates at

12:00 am.

Two more people will each win R2 000 for correctly predicting the

final score in both semifinal encounters, making the total prize

money for the first two games R6 000.

The prize money will increase as the competition gets stiffer, with

one lucky viewer getting R5 000 for predicting the half-time score in

the finals, while the final score carries a R10 000 correct prediction

prize.

Zola Nkuta urged soccer supporters to buy their soccer tickets early to

avoid an eleventh-hour rush. Tickets are available at Computicket

outlets for R30 each, and will be on sale at the Nasrec Show Grounds

on Saturday morning.

"R30 is a bargain for three action-packed games involving South

Africa's top soccer teams voted by soccer supporters," said Nkuta.