The NIKE CTR 360 boots worn by Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala during the opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup when Bafana Bafana took on Mexico, on 11 June at Soccer City, will become part of a historical monument.

It was Tshabalala who scored the first goal of the game and the 2010 FIFA World Cup as South Africa and Mexico drew 1-1, and now the boots will be on display for public view as part of a World Cup monument to be erected at SAFA House, which is beside Soccer City in Johannesburg.

South African Football Association (Safa) Chief executive Leslie Sedibe, while addressing the portfolio committee on sport in Parliament, said: "One of the things we intend doing is to archive our records and document the participation of our team in the World Cup."

Sedibe added: "Those soccer boots, particularly the soccer boots that scored

the first goal in the 2010 World Cup, will become part of a historical monument in South Africa.”

Sedibe is confident that the Chiefs winger will not have a problem parting with his boots and said: "Siphiwe Tshabalala knows those boots do not belong to him because of the historical symbolism they represent.”

Tshabalala was unavailable to speak to kaizerchiefs.com as he was in a workshop at the club’s pre-season training camp in Pretoria / Tshwane all day on Tuesday.