Football fans attending this Saturday's match between Celtic and Dundee United at Parkhead are being urged to bring along donations of clothes, books and other items to help back Celtic's partnership with Oxfam Scotland.

An Oxfam van will be parked next to the Celtic Superstore from 1pm (Saturday, 20 March) where volunteers will be accepting donations which will then be sold in Oxfam shops and used to help fund Oxfam's work to tackle poverty around the world.

This week Celtic and Oxfam Scotland officially launched their World Cup Partnership for Africa with the help of midfielders Landry Nguemo and Ki Sung Yueng.

Fans will also be able to support Oxfam's campaigning to improve health and education across Africa by going online to www.oxfam.org.uk/celtic

Fans can also make a donation to Oxfam's work via the website.

The two organisations were both formed to tackle poverty. Celtic were formed by a Marist Brother priest called Brother Walfrid in 1888 to alleviate poverty in the east end of Glasgow. Oxfam was formed in 1942 and works with others to end poverty and suffering around the world.

Oxfam Scotland's Campaigns Manager Malcolm Fleming said:

"Oxfam will have a van parked at Celtic Park before and during the Dundee United game and we hope supporters will bring along donations.

"The Celtic and Oxfam World Cup Partnership is all about raising awareness of the devastating effects that poverty has on millions of people in Africa.

"The eyes of the world are on Africa for the World Cup this year and it's important that we don't forget about the issues affecting millions of Africans.

"Oxfam are delighted to have the backing of Celtic for this partnership. Fans can find out more about the partnership and Oxfam's Health and Education For All campaign at www.oxfam.org.uk/celtic "

The Oxfam van will be clearly marked and parked to the left of the main stand, next to the Superstore.