Fred-Habedi are the champions in Adopt a Cop Tournament
“We want them to be comfortable and trust the police by reporting any illegal activities without any fear."
KwaThema – The Adopt a Cop Tournament came to an end with Fred-Habedi Primary School walking away as the 2018 champions in the finals held at KwaThema Stadium on Friday.
The tournament started last Thursday and saw teams being knocked out as the games went on.
This year’s games were played under the theme of “Sports Their Weapon”.
KwaThema police spokesperson Captain Thabo Sibuyi says the objective of the tournament was for a cop to adopt a school and a learner to help fight crime and build a close relationship with the police.
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“This will help us fight crime.
“The learners who are abused will develop trust in the police and will be enabled to speak out.
“This is to help create awareness about crime and develop a relationship between the cops and the learners.
“We want them to be comfortable and trust the police by reporting any illegal activities without any fear.
“We understand that young people are afraid of reporting crime to the police because they fear victimisation, but through the initiative we will be able to remove this fear,” he says.
The action started with Phulong Secondary School locking horns with Tlakula High School.
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They played to 1-0, which saw Phulong Secondary School walking away with the floating trophy.
Meanwhile, Masimini Primary School beat Khangezile Primary School 2-0 and walked away with a bronze medal in third place.
The defending champions, Fred-Habedi Primary School, humiliated Theo-Twala Primary School with a 3-0 win.
They walked away with gold medals and trophy and were crowned the champions of the Adopt a Cop Tournament.
Theo-Twala Primary School won silver medals after finishing second.
In the netball section, Fred-Habedi Primary School played to a 9-2 win against Khangezile Primary School.
They won gold medals and were named champions of the tournament.
Event organiser Constable Percy Modikoe says they also issued individual medals to the best players.
“Fred-Habedi Primary School’s Siyabonga Nkosi was crowned the best player of the tournament.
“Sixolile Hlofela was crowned the top scorer of the tournament, scoring three goals.
“In the netball section, the best player was Nombulelo Makopo from Khangezile Primary School.
“Top scorer of the tournament was given to Busisiwe Mahlangu from Masimini Primary School,” he says.
Modikoe says they were able to successfully host the annual tournament with the help of local business people, CPF and other stakeholders.
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