IT’S TIME FOR 2012 SANLAM KAY MOTSEPE SCHOOLS CUP GAMES TO BEGIN

This year more than 2 000 schools countrywide will compete for their share of the R3.4 million prize money of the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup tournament.

Registration came to a close on 31 March and games have already commenced within all 52 South African Schools Football Association (SASFA) regions.

In the Brakpan region, 10 Schools will compete in a league format on 11 April and the winning school will go through to the play-offs to determine the final eight teams that will compete in the Gauteng Provincial Finals.

Reigning cluster champions, Geluksdal Secondary School, will be in action again this year and will be hoping that 2012 will be their year as the school has never progressed past the Inter District Level.

Forth time Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup contender, Tsakane Secondary School, are also hoping to win money for their school, but must first outplay the champions. “We haven’t been lucky in the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup in the past. However, I believe we stand a good chance of getting to the National Finals this year as I have a skilled and well prepared team.  I have seven players who were part of the team last year and will play a key motivational role this time around,” says Tsakane’s coach, Solly Maulwane.

Mr Frank Louw, Sanlam Sponsorship manager believes this initiative is an opportunity schools should embrace: “Sanlam understands the value of development and the importance of realising what one hopes for. We believe that the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup creates opportunities that have a positive impact on the youth and also provides exposure to scouts for these talented young footballers. Importantly, the tournament also contributes to enhanced learning through improved educational facilities for the benefit of the rest of pupils in the winning schools and the broader communities around them.”

Participating teams:

Brakpan High School , Buhlebemfundo Secondary School , Dalpark Secondary School, Geluksdal Secondary School, JE Malepe Secondary School, Langaville Secondary School (Extension 7), Mamellong Secondary School, Reshogofaditswe Secondary School, Tholulwazi  Secondary School and Tsakane Secondary School.

FIXTURE 11 April 2012
GAME	FIXTURES	VENUES
1	Brakpan High School VS Dalpark Secondary School	Brakpan High Sports Grounds
2	Geluksdal High School VS Mamellong Secondary School	Geluksdal High Sports Grounds
FIXTURE 13 April 2012
3	Buhlebemfundo Secondary School  vs WG1		Buhlebemfundo Secondary School Soccer Field
4	Langaville Secondary School vs Tholulwazi Secondary School		Langaville Secondary Sports Grounds
5	JE Malepe Secondary School vs WG2		Mamellong Sports Ground
6	Reshogofaditswe Secondary School vs  Tsakane High School		Malandela Sports Ground
FIXTURE 16 April 2012
7	WG 3  vs WG 4		Malandela Sports Ground
8	WG 5  vs WG 6		Mamellong Sports Ground
FIXTURE 20 April 2012
9	WG 7 vs WG 8		Malandela Sports Ground

About the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup:

The Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup is the biggest high school tournament in South Africa for under 19  with the national winning school seizing R1 million runners-up R700 000, third prize R500 000 and the school finishing in fourth place receives R400 000. This prize money excludes the R100 000 that each provincial winner receives. Prize money is not handed over to schools in cash but is spent on legacy projects identified by each school.

This is an initiative co-funded by Sanlam, the Ubuntu-Botho Community Development Trust and the Motsepe Family Foundation and is open to all high schools including rural, public, private and independent schools across the country.