Sacred Heart College hosts Danone Nations Cup preliminary rounds of the JPSFA

Sacred Heart College will be abuzz with young enthusiastic football players when it plays host to Johannesburg Primary Schools Football Association (JPSFA) tournament that will decide which school goes through to play in the provincial finals of the Danone Nations Cup.

The tournament, which begins on 20 May and runs three days, will see 20 schools registered to compete. St David’s Marist is the current JPSFA champions and will be in action again this year.

Also in action on the coaching benches will be student coach, Thato Nkabinde, who is an ex-learner and has been coaching at the school for the past five years while studying for his business management degree.

A school that could well prove tough to beat is Norwood Primary School. They competed in the tournament in 2017 but missed out last year. Coach and manager, Johannes Ledwaba is an experienced youth coach with Balfour Alexandra Football Club and has attended many coaching clinics arranged by his club. One being with international youth coaches from Arsenal Football Club in the United Kingdom.

The ultimate JPSFA winner will go on to compete in the Gauteng provincial final in Germiston, with the champions there going on to represent the province in the national finals taking place at Reiger Park on 15 June.

The participating schools for the Sacred Heart College matches:

• Blairgowrie Primary School
• Bryneven Primary School
• Crawford College Fourways
• Crawford College Sandton
• Deutsche Internationale Schule
• Glenhazel Primary School
• Greenside Primary School
• HA Jack Primary School
• Heronbridge College
• Houghton Primary School
• Hurley Primary School
• Maryvale College
• Northwest Christian School
• Norwood Primary School
• Orange Grove Primary School
• Reddam House Bedfordview
• Rembrandt Park School
• Sacred Heart College
• St David’s Marist
• The Kings School Robin Hills

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