World cup safari football team

The referee?

Football safari XI

In the spirit of the week with the world cup starting in Africa, we propose the following safari football Xl, playing a flexible 4-4-2.

In Goal: The cat - Peter Bonelli

Back 4

• Fresh from Leeds - Ian Hartebeest
• Centre half - Big Jackal Charlton
• Phil ‘gazelle' Thompson 
• Julian Dik Diks

Midfield

• Papa baboon Diop
• Ray Impala
• El Haj Giraffe
• Michael Carrickal

Up front
And an unbeatable pair

• Lionel Messi 
• Pelephant

On the bench 

• Eric Addo (Ghana)
• Elando (Brazil)
• Kaka

Managers 
Joint Managers - Jock Steenbok & Saddle Bill Shankly 

Oh Ref
And naturally the Referee is a Bustard.