SANLAM KAY MOTSEPE SCHOOLS CUP REACHES PROVINCIAL FINAL STAGE – A STEP CLOSER TO THE R1 MILLION FIRST PRIZE!

The biggest high school soccer tournament in South Africa, the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup, is well underway and Northern Cape will hostthe first 2012 Provincial Final on Saturday, 19 May, at Galeshewe Stadium in Kimberley.  Kick-off at 9am.

There will be five schools competing with the winner receiving R100 000 in prize moneyand will also qualify, together with the runners-up, for the National Final which carries a winning price tag of R1 million!

Participating teams:

The schools that have qualified include Paballelo High School fromSiyanda Region,  Langberg High School (John TaoleGaetseweRegion), Steinkopf High School (NamaquaRegion), Rietvale High School (Frances Baard Region)and Hoer Skool Orion (PixleyKaSemeRegion).

Look out for  reigning champions, Rietvale High School, who are old campaigners in the tournament winning through to the Provincial Finals four times, but only managing to get to the National Finals once, last year, where they finished in 11^th position.  Pabalelo Secondary School from Siyanda Regions, 2011 Provincial Final runners-up did better coming in at 7^th position.

Rietvale High School coach, KaperSandiel, feels that the team has done enough work to ensure a second win in succession:  “Experience counts a lot and five of my players were in the squad last year, including my captain and midfielder, Clifton Pretorius.”

2011 Rievale High School goalkeeper, Franco Haai, was identified by the Mamelodi Sundowns scouts and is currently in the Academy.  “Franco is one of only two players that were picked from 2011 to join Sundowns and this gives my players even more reason to perform well.  Dreams do come true and Franco is a fine example of this.”

The only new school in the Provincial Finals will be Hoërskool Orion.  Although they have been playing in the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup since 2008 this will be their first Provincial Final game.

The rules and regulations of the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup allow for the winning team and runners-up to compete in the National Finals taking placein the Free State in October.