Growing Champions host first ever awards ceremony

FAIRLAND – Growing Champions had a night of glitz, glamour and festivities at their inaugural awards ceremony.

December 3, 2018

Andile Dlodlo 1 minute read

Delano Ayer celebrates Jo Keefs Award with Sam Toweel-Moore at Growing Champions first ever awards ceremony.

Friends and family of Growing Champions (GC) were all in attendance at the NPO’s first ever awards ceremony.

The event was aimed at celebrating the incredible efforts that led the team to winning the Rand Central League Football Association’s (RCLFA) 2018 league trophy.

Founder of GC Sam Toweel-Moore and coach Delano Ayer handed out a bunch of awards to their star players and supports.

Delano Ayer and Sam Toweel-Moore worked extremely hard to be named league champions for 2018.

In addition to the awards being handed out, Keanin Ayer the person who motivated Toweel-Moore to start Growing Champions, gave the keynote speech at the event.

After being pulled out of the poverty and violence he faced growing up in Eldorado Park, Ayer is now playing soccer professionally for the club Varberg Bois FC in Sweden.

He shared his tales of misfortune, commitment, culture shocks, and challenges he faced on his road to success.

As much of a turnaround he has had, he is still a humble young man that has even bigger dreams. He urged the boys of GC to never give up and someday they will see the benefits of their hard work.

Players Player of the Year and Top Goal Scorer Wandile Billing and his coach Delano Ayer at Growing Champions inaugural awards ceremony.

The night’s top award – player of the year, went to their captain Kaylin Jaars. He was described as an amazing and disciplined leader on and off the field.

The clubs prolific striker Wandile Billings was named the players player of the year and also walked away with the top goalscorer award.

Other awards such as the best goalkeeper, most influential player, life changer and dream maker of the year, top supporter and many more were handed out.

Toweel-Moore reserved a special thank you to Jo Keef of Rocomama Cresta Crossing.

Keanin and Delano Ayer, a humbled Kaylin Jaars and Sam Toweel-Moore at the club’s first-ever awards ceremony.

Apart from providing the delicious food at the awards ceremony, she’s been an integral and committed supporter of GC.

Toweel-Moore said, “She’s always there for us when we need her, whether it’s a meal or anything else we need. We can always count on her and for that, we are extremely grateful.”

She thanked every player, friend and family member of GC for the year that they had and hopes next year will be even more spectacular.