England-based Bafana Bafana skipper Aaron Mokoena received the Freedom of the City of London accolade at the end of October.

The Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom to esteemed members of its community or to organisations that have given the community heroic service. The term applies to two separate honours - one civilian and one military.

Mokoena, who is also captain of the English team, Portsmouth, had been nominated for the honour for his services to football and charitable activity which he conducts under his Aaron Mokoena Foundation both in South Africa and England.

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