20 teams take to the field during the Master’s League in Cullinan
The tournament took place at the sports Ccentre with players aged 35 and upward.
The Cullinan Sports Centre hosted the Master’s Soccer League on January 21, with 20 clubs battling for the title.
Mamelodi Master’s League is in the north-east of Pretoria (aka Tshwane) region.
The league has run for four years and comprises of 19 teams from Mamelodi East and West, Nellmapius, Centurion and Cullinan.
The teams usually play in two different locations each Sunday of every week at various sports grounds such as Mamelodi East, Rethabile and Cullinan sports grounds. The league caters for players over the age of 35 and above and boasts over 500 players.
“The reason for forming this league is that we noticed that when a person playing soccer reaches 35, they are no longer of any use to their teams and end up staying at home, doing nothing.
“We allow them to play until they reach a stage where they want to retire voluntarily,” said Mpho Masutha, the secretary general of the Mamelodi Master’s League.
