The Northern Cape has unearthed many a fine footballer like Jimmy Tau (Kaizer Chiefs), Norman Smith (Jomo Cosmos), Richard Hanekane (Sundowns) as well as current 20 year-old sensation, Thato Mokeke (Ajax Cape Town). With the Danone Nations Cup coming to the Pabalelo Stadium on Saturday, 12 May, there is sure to be some riveting football played by some talented Under 12 youngster. Perhaps a youngster of Mokeke calibre will be unearthed!
A player hoping to one day walk in
Mokeke’s shoes is 11 year-old Bikiwa Mbula who will captain a newcomer into the
Danone Nations Cup family, Kim-Kgolo Primary School from Frances Baard region.
Just like Mokeke, his dream is to be a professional footballer one day and
has singled out Bafana and SuperSport United defender, Morgan Gould as his hero. “I look up to
him a lot, he motivates me to become as good a defender as he is.”
Kim – Kgolo Primary School team coach, Simon Kgothwane admits
it wasn’t easy getting to the Provincial Finals but is confident his team will make
him proud on Saturday. “We lost two of our preliminary games but after beating
the reigning cluster champions, St Peter’s Primary School, in our third game,
things started falling into place. There is only one thing on our minds right
now and that is to prove that we can do it. We can win the Provincial Finals
and represent Northern Cape at the Nationals.”
Kgothwane singled out strikers Kabelo Jantjies and Zwelinzima
Ntlola as key players in his team. Both players scored 6 goals each to put the team
into the Provincials.
“The Danone Nations
Cup is about encouraging youngsters to believe in achieving their dreams, to
develop healthy lifestyles and above all to have fun,” says Sandra Dorville,
Communications Manager Danone Southern Africa. “These youngsters have vision
and have the ability to do well in future and Danone would like to play a role
of assisting in ensuring that the children can aspire to a brighter future and
are leaving a healthy lifestyle.”
Other teams that will be
participating in the Northern Cape event include: Moholeng Primary School from John Taole Region, Dr
Isaack Van Niekerk (Namaqua Region),
Kareeville Primary School (Pixley Ka Sime Region) and Keidebees Primary School
(Siyanda Region). The Provincial winners
will join eight other teams at the National scheduled for 23rd June
2012 in Gauteng.
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