Zenani Mandela, wearing green, with her great-grandfather and other family members in a photo taken on August 17, 2009.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela will not attend Friday’s opening of the World Cup soccer tournament after the death of his great-grandchild in a car crash, a representative said.
“It would therefore be inappropriate for him to personally attend the FIFA World Cup opening celebrations,” said Sello Hatang, from the Mandela Foundation.
“We are sure that South Africans and people all over the world will stand in solidarity with Mr. Mandela and his family in the aftermath of this tragedy.”
Zenani Mandela, 13, died early Friday morning while returning from the World Cup soccer tournament’s kick-off concert, the foundation said. She was in a car returning from the show at Orlando Stadium when the wreck occurred.
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