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Nelson Mandela's grandson says the former South African president has been put under "extreme pressure" by Fifa to attend Sunday's World Cup final.
Mandla Mandela said the engagement would be "strenuous" for a man who turns 92 next week.
Nelson Mandela cancelled plans to attend the opening ceremony after his great-granddaughter died in a car crash the night before the tournament.
Fifa head Sepp Blatter has said it will be "wonderful" if Mr Mandela attends.
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Speaking to the BBC, Mandla Mandela said: "We've come under extreme pressure from Fifa (the governing body of world football) requiring and wishing that my grandfather be at the final.
"But I think that decision will solemnly lie with him, as how he wakes up today, how he feels, and what his medical team says.
"My grandfather is 92 years old next week, this is an evening game; he's expected to hand over the trophy after the game which could be anything from 2230 to 2300 and it will be quite strenuous on his part."
The final takes place at Soccer City in Johannesburg on Sunday evening between the Netherlands and Spain.
Despite the varied quality of football, the tournament has been seen as a huge public relations success for South Africa.
Mr Mandela's attendance would be seen as the perfect end to a competition that has boosted not only his country but all of Africa.
However, he remains in frail health and is still in mourning for great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela, 13, who was killed in a car crash after leaving a World Cup concert in Soweto on the eve of the tournament.
On Thursday, Mr Blatter said: "We cannot foresee exactly what will happen, but if [Nelson Mandela] can come to the stadium it will be good.
"He has had this trophy in his hand when he was in Zurich in 2004, and it will be a wonderful moment for him, for football, for Africa - if this can be a possibility."
