Men’s netball teams shine despite challenges
Although faced with difficult circumstances, the two provincial male netball teams performed well at a recent national tournament in Kempton Park
POLOKWANE – The A team came in fifth place, while the B team came sixth.
The team’s manager, Cosy Rabothata, said they had a tough time during the nationals, which might be the reason the teams did not perform as well as they had hoped.
“The players had to pay for transport from their own pockets because we did not have sponsors. The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture requested the netball association to prioritise one team that will receive funds. We had no choice but to prioritise the Limpopo Baobabs as they are going to play in a big netball league,” said Rabothata.
She said sponsors withdrew their sponsorship and the players did not have kits and had to borrow from the women’s teams.
“We plead with businesses to assist the men’s teams,” she pleaded.
