Celebrity, SABC Soccerzone
presenter and soccer fanatic Minnie Dlamini has joined the Danone Nations Cup
family and will be lending support to the 126 players from the nine provincial
winning teams playing in the national finals at Reiger Park on Saturday, 27
June. Kick-off at 9am.
Dlamini is an avid supporter of
football development and is fully behind what the Danone Nations Cup stands
for. “The Danone message is to encourage kids to believe in their dreams
and also to bring health to as many kids around the world as possible through
sport, all of these hit a solid core in me,” she said.
Coming from a family whose father
encouraged all the kids to participate in sport, Dlamini, who is competitive by
nature, reached provincial levels in numerous sports including tennis, netball,
touch rugby, cricket, athletics and volleyball. She still plays tennis
socially.
Her gregarious personality led to
become one of only a handful of women football presenters in the country, a
position she cherishes. “I have interviewed most of the South African
soccer stars as well as many famous African stars,” she said. “At the
UEFA Champions League Final I got to interview ex French International,
Zinedine Zidane, who is also the Danone Nations Cup Ambassador so I have an
even closer link to this tournament,” said Dlamini.
A strong development programme is
key to a successful national team, believes Dlamini. “Programmes such as the
Danone Nations Cup are where talented players are identified and this talent
needs to be professionally nurtured and once this happens there is no doubt we
can produce even better world class athletes.”
Dlamini has a word of advice for
the young players competing in the national finals on Saturday: “I wish the
players all the best and the more work you put into your game the better the
results. Look at Christiano Ronaldo, to this day he arrives hours before
training to train on his own and remains long after official training has
finished and continues to train.”
Dlamini also believes that fans
should come out in large numbers tomorrow to see South Africa’s top under-12
footballers in action as these are the stars of the future. “There is also
going to be lots of other activities for the fans such as 5-a-side games,
target shooting and the Mille free stylists will be teaching tricks and also
giving displays. And of course, Danone will be handing our Nutriday and
Yogisip to everyone that comes to the stadium.”
Danone
Southern Africa is part of the Danone Group, one of the fastest-growing food
companies in the world. Danone is present in over 120 countries across
all continents. With 160 plants and around 100,000 employees, the Danone Group
is the number one worldwide for Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is to
bring health through food to as many people as possible.
One of the core values of the Danone Nations Cup
tournament is to encourage young people to believe in their dreams. Through
this initiative Danone offers a sporting event that reaches out to and inspires
millions of children all over the world
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