Gauteng school teams headed to Netball World Cup in Cape Town
The next phase of Gauteng’s drive to support for the world cup will be the trophy tour that will begin on May 30 and conclude on June 3.
As anticipation continues to build for the upcoming 2023 Netball World Cup, Gauteng Sports hosted the provincial Schools Mini Netball World Cup Festival at Elkah Stadium in Rockville.
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Thembu Primary School (Pimville), who played under Whales, emerged as the mainstream school champions of the day.
Phiri Special School who represented England and the Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf (Katlehong) took gold in the Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN) categories.
Director of Competitive Sport at the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Philasande Muvevi said, “Today we are in Soweto replicating the world cup and we hope that in years to come it won’t be a replication but that Soweto will be part of the host townships for the world cup.”
“Today you are representing your school, tomorrow you could be representing your district, the next day you could be representing your province and then your country. You are just as capable, and we are hoping that in years some of you will be part of the Proteas,” he continued.
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The tournament consisted of 16 school teams from across the province, each representing countries that will be participating in the Netball World Cup.
Cecilia Molokwane Netball SA President announced the five schools that have been selected to attend the Cape Town Netball World Cup.
“Thembu Primary School, Phiri Special School, Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf netball teams, along with the two other selected school teams, Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen and Sikhululekile, will have the exciting opportunity to attend the Netball World Cup in Cape Town between July 28 and August 06,” Molokwane mentioned.
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The next phase of Gauteng’s drive to support for the world cup will be the trophy tour that will begin on May 30 and conclude on June 3.
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