Football players aged six to 60 are to take part in a 24-hour five-a-side event in Bradford to raise money for an African orphanage left stricken by a failed harvest.

Teams organised by Bradford City Women's Club and Woodlands Cricket Club will take it in turn to play round-the-clock tomorrow at Woodlands Cricket Club sports hall in Oakenshaw.

Organisers have estimated £30 will buy the basics for 100 children for a month at the orphanage in Malawi which has close ties to Bradford City Women's Club.

The Grub for Goals event will start at 9am and so far players aged six to 60 have pledged to take part.

Former Bradford City players Terry Dolan, Mick Wood, Garry Watson, Ces Podd and Mark Stuart, who is currently coaching at Bradford City WFC, are all expected to take part.

And also joining in the marathon will be Malcolm Cook (Motherwell and Bradford Park Avenue) and Des Hazell (Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United) who have both coached Bradford City WFC as well as being involved with top professional clubs in a coaching capacity.

They are expected to take to the pitch half-way through at about 9pm tomorrow, with youngsters playing the earlier session.

The funds raised will be split between Bradford City Women's Club and the Orphan Care and Social Rehabilitation Centre in the capital of Lilongwe, which provides food and education for up to 500 orphans a day.

The orphanage directors Crosby and Jenny Mphande have sent a letter to the club saying: "We are very thankful for the support that you are providing. The number of children visiting our centre has increased to around 500 due to the failed harvest and in the next month or so whatever harvest that had been gathered will have been exhausted.

"We shall wait for the blessings of your effort."

Bradford City WFC has already sent kit and equipment to the children in Malawi supported by city centre Sportshoes Unlimited and the FA.

Karl Douglas, from the Bradford City Ladies, whose 17-year-old daughter Megan is taking part, said: "Everyone has seen the situation in Africa right now and we thought it only right any fundraising should include the orphans in Malawi.

"It is right that an event in Bradford should also boost awareness of the situation in Africa."