North West Premier Thandi Modise has conveyed her congratulatory message to Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi of the Royal Bafokeng Administration, The Board, Management, players and fans of North West based team Platinum Stars on their MTN8 Championship win.
“On behalf of the North West Provincial Government I would like to congratulate Dikwena for their sterling performance in this Wafa Wafa Cup which was a Goliath vs David encounter. They made us in the province very proud indeed for scooping this important championship,” said the overjoyed Premier Modise.
“Although the Buccaneers put in a steady performance during open play, today was just not the day for them. We are happy that the cup came to the North West. We are confident that the celebrations will reverberate in every town and village and solidify the support base of the team as our provincial team,” said Modise who watched the match on television at home last night.
The Rustenburg based Platinum stars emerged as champions taking home the Cup and the eight million rand prize money after walloping Orlando Pirates 3-1 on penalties at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday night.
The match went to penalties after a 1-1 draw in open play.
But Platinum Stars made better use of the penalties, outsmarting the more experienced Pirates who were Wafa Wafa’s 2010 and 2011 champions.
The two clubs met in the finals for the Wafa Wafa (Do or Die) cup after Pirates beat traditional rivals Chiefs 2-1, while Stars walloped Bidvest Wits a whopping 6-3 in the semi-finals.
Platinum Stars are based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West province. They were the first South African side to beat the Egyptian club Al Ahly, when they won 2–1 during the first leg encounter of the African Champions League in 2008.
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