Local schools crowned Gauteng Schools Football Champions
“They attained first place gold status and earn a R100 000 grand prize, with R50 000 going to each School."
On Wednesday, September 20, the inaugural Gauteng Schools Football Champions League crowned its first set of champions, with Clapham High School winning the boys competition and Jabulile Secondary School for the girls.
“Both the winning teams, Clapham High School (Tshwane) and Jabulile Secondary School (Orange Farm based), performed exceptionally well through-out the competition, having maintained first position from the very beginning.
“They attained first place gold status and earn a R100 000 grand prize, with R50 000 going to each School,” said Patrick Motha from the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation.
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The prestigious Clapham School which is renowned for producing elite young football players emerged as the male victors with a total of 17 points accumulated.
They were followed by Bhukulani Senior Secondary School (Zondi, Soweto) as runners up with 14 and the SAFA Sport School of Excellence (Germiston, Ekurhuleni) and Rosina Sedibane School of Specialization (Laudium, Tshwane) came in joint third place with 13 points each.
Although Bhukulani Secondary came second, it returned home with the trophy of the top goal scorer of the tournament, Lwandisa Lwane.
Jabulile came out on top of the girls teams with 19 points, whilst Kwadedangendlale Secondary School(Zola,Soweto) managed a second place finish with 16 followed by the Curro Academy (Soshanguve), rounding out the top three with 15 points.
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Furthermore, Clapham’s Kgaogelo Monyane was named male player of the tournament, while Neo Mafisa from Curro Academy was pronounced as both female player of the tournament as well as top female goal scorer.
