I’m sure this game was not official, could even have been one of those behind close doors things.
The team was the Lusaka Rhinos. But looking up anything on the Internet with the words Leeds and rhinos in it isn’t very helpful Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Nov 2019, at 13:57, Joe Skinner <jacksonpollocks...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Looks like the only time we played in Africa was this weird tournament - > maybe it was a scratch game? > > United Bank Challenge: Semi-Final > 27-07-1995 > Mamelodi Sundowns (n) > 0-1 (L) > Team > 45,000 > Neimach (89') > > > Half-Time 0-0. Played at Loftus Versfelt Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa. > United Bank Challenge: 3rd Place Play-off > 30-07-1995 > Benfica (n) > 0-0 (L) (Leeds lost 5-6 on penalties) > > Team > Half-Time 0-0. Played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. > > http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_friendlies/leeds_united_tournament_details/leeds_united_tournament_details.php > > http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_friendlies/index.php > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> On Behalf Of Robert Heath > Sent: 26 November 2019 13:38 > To: Matt Anderson <m...@leeds-united.net> > Cc: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Subject: Re: [LU] Old ore season tour in 92ish > > Not helpful at all, but for what' it's worth I bet I'm the only lister who > was in the crowd when Leeds played Morocco in Casablanca in about 1981. It > was in the era when our team was packed with shit players whose name began > with H.........Hird, Hamson, Hart etc. Dreadful game...........ended 0-0. > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 11:19 AM Matt Anderson <m...@leeds-united.net> > wrote: > >> I was talking to an old work colleague who used to live in Zambia. >> Apparently a Leeds team came to Lusaka and played a local team. My >> colleague was in goal for them and they lost 4-0 to a Leeds United >> representative team. >> >> I had a look on Google but couldn’t find anything. >> >> Anyone have any recollection of this game taking place. He has press >> clippings but doesn’t give any details of who played fir us. >> >> Assume it was either kids or reserves and possibly tied to the signing >> of Lucas and Phil and some South African tour maybe >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org >> >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >> >> RIP Jimmy WAC-COE >> > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
