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Robben Island's footballing history

2012-05-16 1 Dailymotion

In the excitement of the World Cup 2010, South Africa has been remembering its all too recent past.

The infamous Robben Island jail held more than 3000 political prisoners during apartheid - the most famous of all was Nelson Mandela.

But the prison was also home to an unlikely football league, as Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports. AJE Sport 04 Dec 09.