Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi has welcomed “sporting icon” Roger Federer to Cape Town with a warm embrace.

Kolisi took to his Instagram and Twitter accounts to post pictures and a video of the pair meeting for the first time – and well as playing tennis on a make-shift court.

The Swiss ace and his long-time Spanish foe, Rafael Nadal, will square off in the Match in Africa, the sixth instalment of exhibition matches for the Roger Federer Foundation.

To date the foundation has raised over $52 million in support of educational and athletics programmes for children in Africa.

Watch the video below of our Captain Siya, taking on the tennis superstar…

Not quite Nadal but…@rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/dWRl5ZViP3

— Siya Kolisi (@SiyaKolisi) February 6, 2020

What a pleasure @rogerfederer
A true sporting icon. Your words continue to inspire me and have been an important part of my journey. It was an honour for me to welcome you to Cape Town pic.twitter.com/JCvWiDiiyL

— Siya Kolisi (@SiyaKolisi) February 6, 2020