Tottenham fans react as Sebastien Bassong is confirmed for Legends match

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Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium will play host to its second game on Saturday.

It is the final test match before the venue will be used for competitive games, which will see a team of Tottenham Legends take on Internazionale.

A host of stars will be taking part in the match such as Jurgen Klinsmann, Robbie Keane, Rafael van der Vaart, Darren Anderton and Dimitar Berbatov.

On Thursday Spurs officially confirmed a few more names who will take to the field, with one prompting some confusion and hilarity amongst fans.

Lumped in with David Ginola and Steffen Freund was none other than former defender, Sebastien Bassong.

Bassong represented Spurs from 2009-12 and made a total of 71 appearances for the club.

The Cameroon international plies his trade at Peterborough United these days, having had spells with Norwich City and Watford.

Tottenham fans react

A number of Tottenham fans were certainly perplexed to see Bassong’s name appear sandwiched between Ginola and Freund, especially for the ‘Tottenham Legends’ team.

He served the club well during his time at White Hart Lane, but the defender never really pulled up any trees and was often accountable for mistakes: