By Avela Gontsana
On Sunday the 28th of February 2021 Jacaranda FC celebrated their first win after losing seven consecutive tournament’s finals since last year “finally we did it after losing seven times in the final” said Mshini (Liyanda Ludude ) the head coach of Jacaranda who went home with R3000 (the price for the first place). The guys won against Dion FC on penalties after playing (1-1) draw in 90 minutes game.
The Tournament was held in Ngcingo location at Zamilizwe sports ground, hosted by a small business owner Mr Sipho Phohlwana (39) known as Speech. Speech is the former player of Dion FC which took the second place of the tournament. Mr Phohlwana said he decided organize this tournament because he have been observing these young stars roaming around with nothing to do since lockdown.
“This is the first tournament I have organized in about five
years, I am grateful that it turned out this successful, I am
thinking of involving netball on the next tournament ” Said
the man who gave back plus minus R7000 to his community where he runs his small businesses.
Speech’s initiative of bringing professional referees brought peace in the field. Everyone seemed to be happy with their judgment, as some of the fights that usually take place in such tournaments are normally caused by referee’s decisions in the fields. Among those referees there was a young lady whom had every one amused by her great job Babongile Kale(24) who started playing lady’s soccer at the age of ten (10).
