Loads of soccer talent on display

GRANTHAM Park Primary School’s (GPPS) right winger Eyethu Mbhethe was the ‘main man’ in the cup final after banging a shot into the top right hand corner of the net.

This beat Shwashweni’s goal keeper to give the host school overall victory at the Zululand Build It U13 Soccer Festival held on Saturday.

GPPS won all three pool matches before beating KwaMonambi 1-0 in the semi-finals to progress to the final.

The host school found the back of the net 10 times in five matches, leaving coaches Sanele Mtshali and Lucky Nyawo pleased with the team’s performance.

The team picked up R10 000 building materials for their school with the trophy and bragging rights.

Entertaining football was played throughout the day, with tight defences seeing only 40 goals being scored in the 64 matches played.

A Zululand Build It team was selected from the 16 competing local schools on the day, to play in a regional tournament later this year.

The team is – Eyethu Mbhethe (GPPS), Omega Mdaka (Empangeni Prep), Yandisa Masango (Ingweni), Mnotho Mkhwanazi (Phesheya), Philasande Heslop (Illembe), Thando Maphanga (GPPS), Mhlongo Sbongamandla (Illembe), Buthelzei Khetho (Phesheya), Zulu Nhlakanipho (Phesheya), Mthiyane Alibonge (Phesheya), Ngcamu Asanda (Illembe), Njabulo Sibanyoni (Veldenvlei), Nkanini Tudor (Phesheya), Snethemba Masita (Matshana), Mduduzi Shangwe (Matshana), Ntando Ntuli (Matshana), Aphiwe Mthethwa (GPPS), Kholwani Lila (GPPS), Kwando Buthelezi (GPPS) and Vuyo Zulu (GPPS).

Results

Cup – 1 Grantham Park Primary School, 2 Shwashweni and 3 KwaMbonambi.

Plate – 1 Phesheya, 2 Veldenvlei and 3 Madlankala.

Bowl – 1 Ingweni, 2 Matshana and 3 Felixton College.

Best Sportsmanship – Ingweni.

Player of the Tournament – Yandiso Masanga (Ingweni).

Men of the matches – Thando Maphanga (Cup final), Mnotho Mkhwanzi (Plate final) and Mandisa Mbuyazi (Bowl final).