Diego To Play For Peace

Argentina's legendary ex-footballer Diego Maradona will play in a "pro-peace match" in Bogota this month to support Colombia's ongoing peace process, officials said Sunday.

The game will take place on April 10 at Techo stadium in Bogota, and will include other football greats whose names were not immediately released, a statement from the mayor's office said.

The appearance by Maradona, 54, is a big show of support for talks aimed at ending Latin America's longest running civil war.

The Colombian government is negotiating with the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to end decades of bloody war.     --Afp