KFC has joined the exciting inaugural Mzansi Super
League (MSL) as proud sponsors of the tournament’s ball boys and girls. Kids
all around the country are getting to meet their heroes up close and it has
been a phenomenal experience for them.
Decovan Olien and his KFC Mini-cricket friends from
central Gauteng got to meet West Indies superstar Chris Gayle when the Jozi Stars
played against the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. “It’s the first time I have
experienced something like this, the best part of today was meeting my heroes
especially Chris Gayle.” Decovan said.
KFC Mini-Cricket player Kamogelo Nkomo, has been a
ball girl once before and she really wanted to be a ball girl again and meet
more of her heroes. “I had so much fun meeting my heroes, they inspire me to
work hard to achieve my goals. I really enjoyed being a ball girl. I had fun
with the cricket fans who cheered for me and some of them told me that I was
the best ball girl at the stadium. I love KFC Mini-Cricket.”
KFC Mini-Cricket all-rounder, Keagan van der Walt
got so many signatures from the players and he will ask his father to frame his
shirt and put it up in his bedroom. His favourite player is Chris Gayle and he
was so happy that he got to meet him and get his autograph.
Kumo Modibedi a KFC Mini-Cricket player from
central Gauteng, said it was a lot of fun, “We were right there on the cricket
field fielding the ball to the players. I was very nervous when I got onto the
field but once the game started I forgot that I was nervous and I started
enjoying myself. I would love to do this again,” he said.
Through the KFC Mini-Cricket programme, KFC has
managed to offer kids with the critical building blocks to learn cricketing
basics and entrenching important life lessons. The programme allows teachers at
schools to offer a cricket sporting programme, even with basic fields and
facilities. This is to make sure that kids are playing their way, getting
active and that the educational lessons of commitment to participation are
learnt and adopted way beyond just the game.
Schools and teams across the country can get
involved in the KFC Mini-Cricket programme by visiting www.kfc.co.za/minicricket
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