WHILE Efe Sodje's international call ended in defeat, there was a huge consolation for the Nigerian defender.

The 32-year-old was recruited at short notice for the Nelson Mandela Challenge against South Africa in Johannesburg, which Nigeria lost 2-1.

The teams, however, were introduced to the Rainbow Nation's former president himself - and that was a massive thrill for the Town defender, who completes his four-match domestic suspension today.