The Route
“It’s one of the longest games of keepy–uppy the world has seen.”
— Claire Heald, BBC
The Ball 2010 will make a 15,000 mile pilgrimage to South Africa through West and East Africa. After touring through Europe, The Ball will head for Africa. It will start in West Africa, Africa’s footballing heartland — tracing a route down the west coast, then cutting inland through the Sahara before rejoining the coast in Ghana and following it to Cameroon. After a flight across the impassable Congo, The Ball will roll down through East Africa to its destination: Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Timetable
Launch of The Ball, Johannesburg – Nov 2009
Kick–off: London – 24th Jan 2010
Belgium: 28th Jan — 29th Jan
Holland: 29th Jan — 30th Jan
Germany: 30th Jan — 5th Feb
Austria: 6th Feb
Switzerland: 6th Feb
Leichtenstein: 6th Feb
Italy: 7th Feb — 9th Feb
France: 9th Feb — 10th Feb
Spain: 10th Feb — 14th Feb
Morocco: 13th Feb — 22nd Feb
Senegal: 22nd Feb — 2nd Mar
Senegal: 22nd Feb — 2nd Mar
Mauritania: 2nd Mar
Mali: 3rd Mar — 15th Mar
Burkina Faso: 15th Mar — 23rd Mar
Ghana: 23rd Mar — 25th Mar
Ivory Coast: 25th Mar — 28th Mar
Ghana: 28th Mar — 1st Apr
Togo: 1st Apr — 5th Apr
Benin: 5th Apr — 8th Apr
Nigeria: 8th Apr — 14th Apr
Cameroon: 14th Apr — 21st Apr
Flight: Yaounde — Nairobi
Kenya: 21st Apr — 30th Apr
Tanzania: 30th Apr — 9th May
Malawi: 9th May — 18th May
Zambia: 18th May — 25th May
Namibia: 25th May — 2nd June
Botswana: 2nd June — 6th June
Arrival: South Africa: 6th June
