In celebration of Women’s Day, the Lima League gathered their female players and hosted a Women’s Day celebration.
The celebration was on August 9 at the Ecaleni Sports Grounds, where Black Birds battled Liliba Young Stars in a U18 netball game.
The Women’s Day celebration event celebrated their female players.
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Lima League’s netball coordinator, Luleka Dangisa, also wanted the girls to have fun and enjoy their day doing what they love, which is playing sports.
“The girls enjoyed themselves; they showed they wanted to be part of this day. All the teams’ performances develop each time they play because they learn from each other.
“They learn new tactics, new strategies and new behaviours. The way they do things gives great performances in every tournament and they gain a lot from the league games,” said Dangisa.
Black Birds went head to head against Liliba Young Stars in a match divided into two halves instead of the traditional four quarters.
Black Birds dominated the first half, not allowing Liliba Young Stars to net any goal.
Liliba had a weak defence, which gave Black Birds an opportunity to quite a few goals.
This did not deter the Liliba team, and they kept pushing to get the ball.
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At the end of the first half, Liliba Young Stars trailed 14-1 to Black Birds.
The teams were ready to battle each other again in the second half but Liliba Young Stars still struggled to get enough possession to score.
Black Birds. On the other hand, they did not struggle to shoot goals, as the opponents did not give them a run for their money.
Liliba Young Stars scored only two more goals in the second half, which did not give them any advantage in catching their rivals.
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The Black Birds kept scoring goal after a goal to win the second half with 10-2.
The final score for the match was 24-3 for the Black Birds.
Liliba Young Star coach, Jackie Baloyi, said her team’s performance saddened her.
“My team was not playing well. It seems as though we did not practice, but the truth is we did. I hope the team will do better next time. Although we lost, I am happy and love them,” said Baloyi.
Black Birds coach Mabel Ngoepe said she was excited about her team because of an amazing score they produced.
“I am so proud of my girls, Our defence was not that good. I wished they could have strengthened the defence. Although their usual performance is greater than this, I am happy with how things turned out,” said Ngoepe.
