JETTING off to Abu Dhabi from 4-22 March is the ladies soccer team of Ningizimu Special School in Montclair.
Following much training and dedication since the team first started competing in 2017, Ningizimu’s ladies soccer team have proved themselves on the field and gained national status.
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“Ningizimu Special School is affiliated with Special Olympics, which has a variety of sporting codes catered for children with special needs as a means to bridge the gap that tends to separate them from other children. From 2017 our ladies soccer team has competed with other schools in different clusters provincially. Eight of our girls managed to successfully compete at national level and have been afforded the opportunity to travel to Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games 2019. The fact that pupils from our school are not only now representing Ningizimu Special School but also South Africa is very touching. I personally have never been overseas and to see that my children have made the most of such a unique life opportunity, truly warms my heart,” said school principal Zethu Mkhwanazi.
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The ladies soccer team comprises of girls aged between 14 and 18-years and their beam of excitement for their departure to Abu Dhabi could barely be contained. Ningizimu Special School wished the ladies safe travels and bid them farewell with a special send-off prayer held at the school.
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