North West Copa Coca-Cola champs, Seiphemelo Secondary

Seiphemelo Secondary School was crowned as the new champions of Copa Coca-Cola North West Provincial Play-Offs held at the Alabama Stadium in Klerksdorp on August 11. Seiphemelo Secondary finished top of their group in the round robin format of the competition which included three other competing schools namely, Gaopalelwe Secondary School, Sol Plaatjie Secondary School and Eletsa Secondary School.

The new North West champions had a challenging opening encounter against a highly spirited Gaopalelwe Secondary with the match ending in an evenly balanced 1-1 draw. Their second match was not any easier against Sol Plaatjie Secondary as they came back from behind to salvage a one all draw which meant that their final match against Eletsa Secondary was a much-needed win. This game was completed emphatically with a 3-0 victory to finish top of the log and successfully secure a place in the Copa Coca-Cola national finals.

Gaopalelwe Secondary, who was Seiphemelo Secondary’s closest rivals, also drew their match against Eletsa Secondary. Their 3-1 win over Sol Plaatjie Secondary was unfortunately not enough to see them top the group with goal difference being the decider of the North West champions.

With Seiphemelo Secondary securing their spot to represent the North West province in the upcoming Copa Coca-Cola national finals set to take place in Port Elizabeth between September 26 to 29, the global u-15 school’s tournament heads to KwaZulu-Natal this weekend to determine who will represent the KZN province in the highly anticipated Copa Coca-Cola national finals.

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