The four teams booked spaces in the provincial finals following their sterling performance during the Mopani West District play-offs that took place at the Letaba Rugby Club in Tzaneen last weekend. Westfalia Evenrond, Mahela Group, Westfalia Agric and Laeveld Sitrus came out tops from a total of 16 teams registered for the single elimination play-offs to determine the top four teams that will go through to the provincial finals.
Westfalia Evenrod were crown the Mopani West District champions after narrowly defeating Mahela 2-1 in the finals. A whopping 48 goals were scored over the two days.
Fana Ngobeni of Mahela won the Best Defender award while his team mate Jeffrey Modike took home the Top goal scorer award. Best Midfielder and Overall Best Player award went Tshepo Motsai of the champions, Westfalia Evenrod.
The organizers congratulated the coach Michael Molapisane and captain Vorster Nkhabela from Westfalia Evenrond.
The legendary footballer Mark Fish and Chris Manoka acted as match officials for all the games. The winners received trophies, medals and some goodie bags from the sponsors. A total of 43 teams from all over the province registered for this year’s tournament. Vhembe and Capricorn District was joined and Mopani split into two because of the number of entrants. Two teams per region qualified after their play-offs.
Mopani West entered 16 teams which resulted in the top four teams going through. Teams that have qualified for the finals are: Municipal District Place Farm; Vhembe and Capricorn: Maroi Boerdery and Mockford Farms. Mopani East: Komati Group, Richmond Kopano Farm and Landman Group; Sekhukhune: De Wagendrift Boerdery and Hendri Pieterse Boerdery (HNPieterse). The Provincial finals is anticipated to take place on December 1 (World AIDS day) and negotiations for the venue and player availability is currently underway
