Drogba, Heskey to headline Australia bushfire charity match

Football greats Didier Drogba, Emile Heskey and Park Ji-sung will heline a charity match in Australia to raise money for bushfire relief, organisers said on Tuesday.

Fires have ravd large tracts of country, leaving 33 people de and thousands of homes destroyed, and sports stars around world have been rallying to support recovery efforts.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) said match is set for May 23 in Sydney and funds raised will be used to restore soccer facilities damd by blazes.

"We w have this important opportunity to harness power of our global sport to raise funds to assist in re-build of our local devastated communities," said FFA chief executive James Johnson.

game will also "hour brave men and women who have put ir own lives at risk during this unprecedented natural disaster", he ded.

Joining Drogba, Heskey and Park will be a who's who of football, including former Juventus star David Trezeguet, Manchester United icon Dwight Yorke and ex-Chelsea striker Tore Andre Flo.