Mondale, from the Western Cape, win R500 000 in the Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup

Mondale High School from Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town finished their 2014 u-19 Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup campaign on a high after beating Kwa-Shuku, from Mpumalanga, 7 – 2 in the 3^rd place playoff game. They walk away with the R500 000 in funding that goes to the third-placed school.  Combined with their R100 000 as the Western Cape provincial winners the total goes up to R500 000.  Kwa-Shuku, from Mpumalanga, a first timer in the national finals, take home R400 000.

According to their coach, Nigel Crowie, the school is going home proud.  “We finished in 5^th position last year and our aim was to finish fourth this time around, so this third place finish is a bonus,” he said.

Mondale is gaining a reputation as a football nursery. Three of the players from the 2013 Mondale team have gone on to PSL clubs.  Brandon Dean is currently with SuperSport United, Darren Smith is in the starting line up for AmaZulu and Dillon Fransch, who is currently in Grade 12 at the school, is with Ajax Cape Town.

According to Crowie, it’s not correct to say that Mondale hosts the Ajax Cape Town youth academy. There is only one player at the school that is with their academy, Dillan Fransch, but there are about 4 others that are attached to a local Cape Town based Academy. Fransch was scouted by both Sundowns and Ajax CT at last year’s Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup but opted to remain in Cape Town.

The coach said that after their good performance at this tournament, they are hoping that more players will have been noticed by the PSL clubs.

“Our school is not a sports academy,” Crowie said. “The principal promotes excellence and doesn’t stand for mediocrity so all the boys at the school excel academically and on the sports field.  That’s one of the reason our boys have done so well in soccer, they are achievers.

However, Crowie stresses that academics come before sport. “All the players brought their books along to Pretoria to study for their exams which start in a few week’s time,” he said. “Most of the players are in grade 12, so their final exams are just around the corner. We achieved a 99 percent pass rate last year and are determined to maintain that standard”

The Sanlam Kay Motsepe Schools Cup is not an easy tournament, Crowie said. “The players seem to get better every year, but we prepared well for the finals and our hard work paid off.”  

Absa Premiership Match Press Kits Moroka Swallows vs Ajax Cape Town 4 April

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

ABSA PREMIERSHIP

2013/14 Season

MATCH PRESS KIT

FROM BACKPAGE PICS

Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town

Dobsonville Stadium

Friday 04 April 2014

20h00 kick-off

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Match background         

-              Moroka Swallows will look to extend Ajax Cape Town’s winless streak in the Absa Premiership when the teams meet at Dobsonville Stadium on Friday, 04 April 2014, kick-off at 20h00.

-              Swallows have won two of their last three league matches, with their last outing a 1-0 away win over Platinum Stars in midweek.

-              The Soweto side has claimed 18 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.

-              Their next three league opponents are University of Pretoria, Bidvest Wits (both away) and Mamelodi Sundowns (home).

-              The Birds are placed 10th on the Absa Premiership log with 30 points from 24 matches.

-              Ajax have gone four league matches without a win and suffered a second successive defeat when they lost 2-0 at home to Black Aces on Friday night.

-              The Cape Town side has claimed seven points from their 11 away matches so far this season.

-              Their next three league opponents are Golden Arrows, SuperSport United (both home) and Maritzburg United (away).

-              The Urban Warriors are placed 12th on the Absa Premiership log with 28 points from 24 matches.

-              In head-to-head stats, Swallows and Ajax have met in 29 league matches since 1999/2000.

-              The Birds have 13 wins compared to 11 for the Urban Warriors, while just five matches have been drawn.

-              Swallows have won nine of their 14 home matches against Ajax, suffering three defeats in the process.

-              When the teams met earlier this season in Cape Town, the Birds claimed a 3-1 away win thanks to goals from Manqele, Nomvethe and Chabangu.

-              Swallows’ line-up from their 1-0 win over Stars: Etafia, Mapemba, Hendricks, Mokgothu (Nergadze 88’), Bereng (Chabangu 56’), Cohen, Mbekile, Tsutsulupa, Mabalane, Nomvethe (Wana 82’), Obada.

-              Ajax’s line-up from their 2-0 loss to Aces: Jaakkola, Lolo, Isaacs, Hlatshwayo, Jenniker, Mzwakali (Alexander 72’), Mobara (Losper 55’), Scott, Dolly, Morris, Rodgers (Sithole 55’).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Previous meetings

Last ten league meetings

Season Result                                                   Scorers

2008/09                Ajax 0-1 Swallows                            Haschick

2009/10                Ajax 2-0 Swallows                            Selolwane (pen), Gilbert (og)

2009/10                Swallows 2-1 Ajax                            Nomvethe, Leonard; Davids

2010/11                Swallows 2-3 Ajax                            Nergadze, Haschick; Fanteni 2 (1 pen), Serero

2010/11                Ajax 2-0 Swallows                            Carelse, Doutie

2011/12                Swallows 3-2 Ajax                            Nomvethe 2 (1 pen), Nergadze; Billiat, Carelse (pen)

2011/12                Ajax 2-2 Swallows                            Carelse, Manyama; Nomvethe 2

2012/13                Swallows 3-1 Ajax                            Mashego, Nomvethe 2; Manyama

2012/13                Ajax 1-1 Swallows                            Lebusa; Nomvethe

2013/14                Ajax 1-3 Swallows                            Dolly; Manqele, Nomvethe, Chabangu

Head-to-Head

(League only, since 1999/2000)

Home                                                   

                                P             W            D             L              GF          GA

Swallows             14           9              2              3              28           19

Ajax                       15           8              3              4              23           16

Away

                                P             W            D             L              GF          GA

Swallows             15           4              3              8              16           23

Ajax                       14           3              2              9              19           28

Total     

                                P             W            D             L              GF          GA

Swallows             29           13           5              11           44           42

Ajax                       29           11           5              13           42           44

Fixtures and results

Moroka Swallows

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No          Date                      H/A        Opponent           (HT) Result          Goal scorers

1              03/08/13              H             U Pretoria           (0-0) W 1-0          Chabangu 89’

2              27/08/13              A             Chiefs                   (0-0) D 1-1           Chabangu 55’

3              30/08/13              H             Aces                      (2-1) W 3-2          Manqele 18’ 23’ 54’

4              14/09/13              A             AmaZulu              (0-1) L 0-1

5              18/09/13              A             SuperSport         (1-0) W 2-1          Manqele 8’, Nomvethe 60’

6              21/09/13              H             Maritzburg          (0-0) D 1-1           Mungomeni 76’

7              22/10/13              A             Celtic                     (1-1) D 2-2           Nomvethe 45’ 89’

8              25/10/13              H             P Stars  (0-0) W 2-0          Nomvethe 78’, Chabangu 90’

9              06/11/13              A             Arrows (0-2) L 1-2            Mungomeni 78’

10           22/11/13              A             Ajax                       (1-0) W 3-1          Manqele 8’, Nomvethe 51’, Chabangu 80’

11           01/12/13              A             Sundowns           (0-1) L 1-2            Chabangu 88’

12           04/12/13              H             Wits                       (0-1) L 0-1

13           18/12/13              H             Polokwane         (1-0) W 2-1          Manqele 6’, Isaacs 84’

14           21/12/13              A             FS Stars                (1-0) D 2-2           Isaacs 2’, Cohen 79’

15           31/01/14              H             Chiefs                   (0-1) L 0-2

16           08/02/14              H             AmaZulu              (0-0) D 0-0

17           19/02/14              H             SuperSport         (1-1) L 1-2            Nergadze 4’

18           28/02/14              A             Maritzburg          (0-1) L 0-1

19           09/03/14              H             Celtic                     (1-0) D 1-1           Manqele 16’

20           12/03/14              H             Pirates  (0-1) L 0-1

21           15/03/14              A             Aces                      (1-2) L 2-5            Manqele 33’, Nomvethe 73’

22           18/03/14              H             Arrows (0-0) W 1-0          Wana 59’

23           29/03/14              A             Pirates  (0-1) L 0-1

24           02/04/14              A             P Stars  (0-0) W 1-0          Obada 55’

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No          Date                      H/A        Opponent

25           04/04/14              H             Ajax Cape Town

26           08/04/14              A             University of Pretoria

27           15/04/14              A             Bidvest Wits

28           19/04/14              H             Mamelodi Sundowns

29           27/04/14              A             Polokwane City

30           10/05/14              H             Free State Stars

League position – 10th

                                P             W            D             L              GF          GA          GD          Pts

Home                    12           5              3              4              12           11           +1           18

Away                     12           3              3              6              15           19           -4            12

Overall  24           8              6              10           27           30           -3            30

Ajax Cape Town

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No          Date                      H/A        Opponent           (HT) Result          Goal scorers

1              03/08/13              A             Arrows (0-0) D 1-1           Manyama 70’

2              01/09/13              H             AmaZulu              (0-1) L 1-2            Paulse 89’

3              13/09/13              A             Wits                       (0-0) L 0-1

4              17/09/13              H             Sundowns           (0-0) D 2-2           Dolly 56’, Manyama 67’ pen

5              22/09/13              A             Polokwane         (0-1) L 0-2

6              23/10/13              H             FS Stars                (1-0) W 1-0          Telinho 14’

7              26/10/13              A             U Pretoria           (0-0) D 0-0

8              05/11/13              H             Chiefs                   (0-0) W 1-0          Morris 87’

9              09/11/13              A             Aces                      (0-0) D 0-0

10           22/11/13              H             Swallows             (0-1) L 1-3            Dolly 72’

11           26/11/13              A             SuperSport         (1-0) W 2-1          Rodgers 38’, Jenniker 84’

12           06/12/13              H             Maritzburg          (2-0) W 3-1          Rodgers 2’, Manyama 13’ 61’

13           18/12/13              H             Celtic                     (0-0) W 2-1          Paulse 69’, Jenniker 89’

14           21/12/13              H             P Stars  (0-2) L 0-2

15           27/01/14              A             Pirates  (0-1) L 1-2            Scott 71’

16           04/02/14              A             AmaZulu              (0-0) L 0-1

17           07/02/14              H             Wits                       (1-0) W 1-0          Lark 5’

18           15/02/14              A             Sundowns           (1-2) L 2-3            Paulse 44’ pen, Davids 90+1’ pen

19           18/02/14              H             Pirates  (0-0) D 0-0

20           28/02/14              H             Polokwane         (1-0) W 2-0          Dolly 6’, Paulse 55’

21           08/03/14              A             FS Stars                (0-1) D 1-1           Morris 62’

22           16/03/14              H             U Pretoria           (0-0) D 0-0

23           19/03/14              A             Chiefs                   (0-0) L 0-2

24           28/03/14              H             Aces                      (0-1) L 0-2

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No          Date                      H/A        Opponent

25           04/04/14              A             Moroka Swallows

26           09/04/14              H             Golden Arrows

27           15/04/14              H             SuperSport United

28           18/04/14              A             Maritzburg United

29           27/04/14              A             Bloemfontein Celtic

30           10/05/14              A             Platinum Stars

League position – 12th

                                P             W            D             L              GF          GA          GD          Pts

Home                    13           6              3              4              14           13           +1           21

Away                     11           1              4              6              6              13           -7            7

Overall  24           7              7              10           20           26           -6            28

League standings

Pos         Team                                                     P             W            D             L              GF          GA          GD          Pts

1              Kaizer Chiefs                                      23           16           4              3              36           14           +22         52

2              Mamelodi Sundowns     24           15           4              5              43           24           +19         49

3              Bidvest Wits                                       22           12           5              5              28           17           +11         41

4              Orlando Pirates                 23           11           4              8              24           17           +7           37

5              Mpumalanga Black Aces               24           10           7              7              28           25           +3           37

6              Platinum Stars                   24           9              8              7              26           25           +1           35

7              AmaZulu                                              25           9              8              8              24           30           -6            35

8              SuperSport United                          23           9              7              7              31           27           +4           34

9              Bloemfontein Celtic                        24           7              12           5              30           28           +2           33

10           Moroka Swallows                            24           8              6              10           27           30           -3            30

11           University of Pretoria     24           8              4              12           21           23           -2            28

12           Ajax Cape Town                               24           7              7              10           21           27           -6            28

13           Maritzburg United                           24           7              6              11           28           34           -6            27

14           Free State Stars                                23           5              6              12           22           34           -12          21

15           Polokwane City                 24           5              5              14           24           34           -10          20

16           Golden Arrows                 23           4              1              18           17           41           -24          13

Club information

Moroka Swallows

Nickname: The Birds

Formed: 1947

Major honours: League titles: 1 (1965); Top Eight Cup titles: 3 (1975, 1979, 2012); National Cup titles: 5 (1983, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2009).

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)

P             W            D             L              GF          GA          GD          Pts

534         199         152         183         634         648         -14          749

Ajax Cape Town

Nickname: The Urban Warriors

Formed: 1999

Major honours: League Cup titles: 2 (2000, 2008); National Cup titles: 1 (2007).

All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)

P             W            D             L              GF          GA          GD          Pts

432         168         114         150         530         524         +6           618