Mmantuntube High School won Limpopo province’s Waterberg
regional final in the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup competition and will be
playing in the provincial finals next month.
Team coach Mashaba Phineas Mokoena says making the
provincial finals is a dream come true for the boys and they are already
talking about winning the provincials and going to the nationals later in the
year. “We would like to win some of the R3.4 million on offer as prize money
and be able to say we were responsible for helping to upgrade our school, which
it badly needs.”
Mmantuntube have been playing in the competition for a
number of years now, but this is the first time that they have gone beyond the
cluster level. “We are hoping to continue our winning streak until we are
declared the winners of the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup,” Mokoena said.
Mokoena says they will be increasing the number of practise
sessions now. “I always tell the boys that practise makes perfect and that we
need to practise more and more to ensure that we are 10 times better than our
opponents,” he said.” I also try to instil in them that without discipline they
can never achieve anything in life.”
Mokoena singles out defender Thabang Monethi as a player
that really puts his heart into the team. Thabang grew up watching soccer and
he started playing the game in primary school at the age of 7 years. “I have
grown to love the sport and it has groomed me into the young adult that I am,”
he said. “Without it I don’t know where I would be.”
He is a fan of both the UEFA Champions League and the PSL
league and would love to play for Orlando Pirates. “I’m hoping to get into
their development programme then make my way to the top,” he said.
Thabang acknowledges the role that his parents have played
in his development. “They support my love and passion for the sport, and really
try to make it to watch my matches when they have time.”
No comments:
Post a Comment