Gauteng will host the last
2012 Danone Nations Cup provincial final at Central Grounds in Mamelodi
on June 23, kick-off at 9am. The winner will join the other 8 provincial
winners in the National Finals to determine the team that will represent South
Africa at the 40-nations World Finals in Warsaw, Poland in September.
Defending Gauteng champions,
Sapebuso Primary School, from Emzimhlophe in Orlando West, Soweto will be
representing Johannesburg West. Last year was the team’s first appearance
in the competition and they managed to get all the way to the semifinals.
Sapebuso coach Bhekumuzi
Kheswa admits that the Danone Nations Cup is the highlight of their sports
calendar. “It gives our youngsters an experience of a lifetime. They get the
opportunity to learn a lot in terms of different styles of playing football by competing
with different schools from different areas. This will help them become skilful
players in the near future,” he says.
Bhekumuzi singled out his
goalkeeper Tebogo Mosetlhe as a key player. “He made brilliant saves in the
regional games including three penalties in the regional final.
Newcomers, Tsosoloso Special
School from Soshanguve in Tshwane North Region, are looking forward to the
provincial finals. “Our school was formed purely to accommodate abandoned
and abused children so every youngster has experienced extreme hardship. I have
really talented players and competing in a tournament of this magnitude will be
an eye opener and will do the youngsters the world of good and build up their
confidence,” said coach Mohapi Nkutshoeu.
Nkutshoeu will be looking to
Michael Afrika, who scored the winning goal in the regional final to do the
business for the team again, while midfielder Bobby Afrika, a great ball
distributor, is another key player.
The schools participating in
the Gauteng DanoneNations Cup finals today are:
Sunnyside Primary School
(Gauteng North), Tsosoloso Special School (Tshwane North), Sapebuso Primary
School (Johannesburg Wes), Ivory Park Primary School (Johannesburg East), FD
Roosevelt Primary School (Johannesburg North), Qhoweng Primary School (Sedibeng
West), Sonqoba Primary School (Ekurhuleni South), Benoni West Primary School
(Ekurhuleni North).
The full list of qualifiers
for the National finals so far is:
Mpumalanga - Chakaza Primary
School
KwaZulu – Natal - Sinamuva
Primary
School
North West- Atamela Primary
School
Limpopo- Kwahlele Primary
School
Free State - Bochabela
Primary
School
Northern Cape – Keidebees
Western Cape - AH Barnard
Primary
School
Eastern Cape - Nkunzimbini
Primary School
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